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In the midst of its merger with CIT Group, First Citizens in North Carolina has hired an in-house chief counsel with experience in corporate integrations.

Morgan Stanley on Thursday disclosed that a data breach at one of its contractors led to the theft of personal information about some customers whose stock accounts had gone dormant.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently became the third agency along with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without a Senate-confirmed leader. But analysts say the appointment of interim chiefs gives the administration even more control over regulatory initiatives.

Jennifer Eastes is tasked with spearheading and accelerating environmental, social and governance efforts at the Cleveland-based company.

In a move it says will cut friction in cross-border payments, Swift is launching a real-time validation service for banks to check and confirm payee details related to the payment beneficiary prior to moving the transaction.

The Minneapolis company has agreed to buy PFM Asset Management. Like many in the industry, it is hunting for additional sources of noninterest income.

Wells CEO Charlie Scharf, a former Jamie Dimon protege, has surrounded himself with JPMorgan Chase alumni. Ling will start in October and join the company’s operating committee.

Wells Fargo said it’s shutting down all existing personal lines of credit and will no longer offer the product to its customers.

The San Francisco data aggregator, which also operates out of London, provides international connections between fintechs and traditional banks.

Bank of America created a new team dedicated to researching cryptocurrencies, marking Wall Street’s latest push to capitalize on investors’ frenzy for digital assets.