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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is soliciting feedback on banks' experiences with remote exams during the pandemic. Some welcome the review as a step toward a more modern examination system, while others contend the last year and a half exposed the drawbacks of long-distance oversight.

From vaccine mandates to mask requirements, banks are being forced to make difficult decisions in response to fast-changing conditions. Here's a look at where 14 large and midsize companies have landed — at least for now.

The Chicago subprime lender had previously warned that regulators were investigating its military lending practices. Its stock price rose by about 9% after the disclosure that the probe has wrapped up.

There's still a month left in the federal government's fiscal year, and the Small Business Administration's 504 program is perilously close to hitting its congressionally mandated funding limit for new loans.

The Houston company has agreed to pay a $3 million penalty, provide $4 million in loan subsidies to new borrowers and make other investments aimed at improving home buying opportunities for Black and Hispanic households.

It’s been going on in Europe for some time, but more U.S. banks are working with retailers, health care providers and other companies behind the scenes to offer loans, cards and other financial services.

LOC Federal Credit Union and MemberFocus Community Credit Union aim to utilize the flexibility of the latter’s state charter to enlarge membership.

Compensation needs to be competitive, of course, but employees also need to feel appreciated. In a challenging labor market, here’s how banks can retain their best workers and keep them motivated.

As more banks and fintechs offer installment loans at the point of sale, CO-OP Financial Services and PSCU are designing products to allow credit unions to compete in this market as well.

Many insiders are wondering about a contingent of senior executives who oversee some of the pillars of the Wall Street powerhouse that Tom Montag helped build: dealmaking, trading and commercial banking.