Editorial Staff

From Donald Trump to Gunjan Kedia, Jerome Powell to Jamie Dimon, here are the people who will impact the industry this year (including Taylor Swift).

Unity Bank in Clinton, NJ, now offers EV charging stations in a collaboration with Encore Energy Group; fintech Beneficient announced its agreement to acquire Puerto Rico-based Mercantile Bank; Trump named payments exec Jared Isaacman to run NASA; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The three largest deals had an average round amount of more than $121 million.

The top five banks in this list closed a net total of 175 branches in the third quarter.

Buy now/pay later firms launched new products and announced new operational strategies this week as they prepare for an expected increase in demand this holiday shopping season, while Revolut's CEO laid out plans for 2025.

The top five community banks averaged a return on average assets of 6.27% as of June 30.

The Federal Reserve released additional information about its periodic review of its monetary policy strategy, tools and communications framework; TD Bank Group announced Michelle Myers will succeed Anita O'Dell as global chief auditor; Provident Financial Services will expand its commercial lending team; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

This year's honorees demonstrate the courage and experience necessary to address the rise of digital commerce, AI, bank and fintech rivals.

The number of banks announcing plans to sell this year reached 108 by the end of Oct.; Truist Financial promoted Brad Bender to chief risk officer; Old Point Financial made Cathy W. Liles its chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five community banks averaged a return on average equity of 115.97% as of June 30.