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Northern Trust, Western Alliance Bank and Synovus led RepTrak's 2026 ranking by noncustomers, as direct experience with a firm produced wide gaps between how customers and outsiders viewed some banks.

Chime, USAA Bank and Regions led the customer reputation rankings in RepTrak's 2026 survey, in which respondents also placed particular emphasis on whether banks meet customer needs and operate ethically.

RepTrak's 2026 bank reputation survey found the industry retained a historically strong reputation, though underlying data suggests consumers are skeptical of artificial intelligence and banks' ability to self-police in a deregulatory environment.

BNPL lenders may tighten underwriting, a development that could benefit bank-led BNPL.

World Liberty Financial, a digital asset venture co-founded by members of the Trump family, received conditional approval for a national trust bank charter.

BayFirst Financial in St. Petersburg plans to focus on larger commercial deals after repairing the damage from a failed strategy that emphasized small-dollar loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

August is National Make a Will Month, but advisors say it's important to urge clients year-round to secure their wishes by keeping wills and estate plans fresh.

The agency quietly returned the digital asset company's national trust bank charter filing without issuing a decision. Zerohash plans to refile this month.

The world's largest neobank had a strong quarter as it prepares to launch a bank in the U.S.

Citi's pending purchase of the rewards fintech is a pivot in the way the $2.9 trillion-asset bank thinks about its points program and comes at a time when interchange is under fire.