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KeyBank receives "outstanding" rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on its most recent Community Reinvestment Act exam; Georgia Bankers Association's board elects a new incoming president and CEO; BNY Mellon hires a former GEICO executive; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

First Busey closes acquisition of Merchants and Manufacturers Bank; Stax co-founders launch a new credit-scoring tool; UMB's marketing chief takes on consumer banking; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

Mariya Rosberg is named Americas head of banking and financial services at Marsh McLennan's Oliver Wyman unit; startup ZayZoon raised $15 million in a new funding round; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

M&T Bank creates new chief communications officer role, Citi cuts London investment banking jobs as deal drought persists, new report by McKinsey advises banks to institute artificial intelligence from headquarters rather than by divisions, and more in our weekly news roundup.

The top five banks have combined construction loans of more than $72 billion.

PNC announces a new head of corporate and institutional banking; Huntington hires JPMorgan exec to lead HR; former HSBC banker returns as the firm's new U.S. CEO; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

The stock prices of five of these banks fell by more than 7% on the day they announced their fourth-quarter results, including two with double-digit decreases.

PayPal expands Tap to Pay for iPhone payments; BNY Mellon's securities services leader exits; FleetCor rebrands as Corpay; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The calling off of the TD-First Horizon deal drew the most headlines, but 14 agreements involving the purchase of a bank were canceled last year.

The CEO of FirstBank in Colorado will retire at the end of the month, KeyCorp's chief accounting officer will depart, Fiserv pursues deal to buy Shift4 and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

The top five bank M&A deals had a combined target asset volume of more than $480 billion

The Department of Justice appoints Jonathan Mayer as its first chief AI officer, HTLF's CEO Bruce Lee plans to retire, Wilmington Trust's Doris Meister will step down in May, and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

Ex-State Street exec joins Citizens Financial's board, payment software firm Toast will cut workers, Visa rolls out enhanced digital wallet tools and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

French payments company Worldline may cut 8% of its workforce, Moneygram advances its digital strategy by hiring four new leaders, Fed issues enforcement action against Peoples-Marion Bancorp and more in our weekly banking news roundup.

Dogwood State Bank and Community First Bancorp plan an all-stock deal to create a $2.2 billion bank, technology firm Fiserv announces a partnership with the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils, former Texas secretary of state will join Cullen/Frost's board and more in our weekly banking news roundup.

National Bankshares in Virginia agrees to acquire in-state peer, Advia Credit Union in Kalamazoo strikes deal with Illinois bank, EBANX's annual Beyond Borders study launches and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

Citizens Bank of Edmond's Jill Castilla is reappointed to Fed Advisory Council; Old National injects $1.2 billion into its existing community benefits program; former Ernst & Young CEO Mark Weinberger joins JPMorgan's board; and more in our weekly banking news roundup.

Tech company Circle files for an IPO; Amazon wants to extend its Just Walk Out technology to hospitals; Pacific Financial expands in suburban Oregon; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

In the news this week: A consumer group filed a complaint against Starbucks over its mobile app and reloadable gift cards, Apple Pay added a new payment tech firm, The Clearing House hired Amanda Stewart as its new marketing chief, and more.

Walmart adds BNPL to self-checkout via Affirm, Uber integrates with payment firms Brex and Ramp, Fulton Financial announces next president and more in the weekly banking news roundup.