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The House Financial Services Committee passed a community bank tailoring bill 33-21.

The buy now/pay later lender is seeking to create Affirm Bank, a Nevada-chartered industrial loan company.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s approval of industrial loan company charter applications for General Motors and Ford Motor Company generated only moderate pushback from banks as crypto, debanking and credit card rate caps dominate the industry's attention.

Many servicing metrics look weaker amid lower rates although valuations can vary depending on companies' models, operations and portfolio composition.

Once seen as a sleepy corner of the financial services industry, asset servicing has become increasingly important for banks as artificial intelligence, blockchains and a generational transfer of wealth alter the landscape.

The Brazilian digital bank Banco Inter now has a license from the Federal Reserve Board and the state of Florida to establish a virtual "branch" in Miami.

Shares of the California lender surged 25% on news of the leadership change and preliminary fourth-quarter earnings.

The McLean, Virginia-based bank plans to close the deal in mid-2026, about a year after it sealed its landmark purchase of Discover Financial Services.

With one Texas acquisition integrated and another deal set to close next month, Huntington Bancshares is projecting double-digit growth in loans and revenue this year.

The acquisition will improve how clients can use agentic artificial intelligence to attract and reel in consumers.