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The top five banks have combined construction loans of more than $71 billion.

American Banker is live-blogging the U.S. election, providing quick updates on races that matter for bankers on Election Day.

U.S. Bancorp is splitting its payment services business in half; Flagstar Financial continues to fill out its leadership with an eye toward tech and risk management; First Horizon authorized an additional $350 million in stock buybacks for its $1 billion share repurchase plan; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The Bank of New York Mellon and Japan's Mizuho Bank entered an agreement to grant their corporate clients access to the other's international trade network; New York-based lender Kapitus acquired Ten Oaks Commercial Capital; North Carolina's First Carolina Bank agreed to acquire Pennsylvania's BM Technologies; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five banks on this list have combined deposits of nearly $7.5 trillion.

Deutsche Bank hired UBS' Aly Alibhai to head North American mergers and acquisitions; National Bankshares promoted Lara Ramsey to president; Apple Pay users in the U.S. and U.K. now have a pay later option through Klarna; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five banks and thrifts had combined assets of more than $13 trillion as of June 30, 2024.

Canaccord Genuity Group hires Nadine Ahn, who was fired from Royal Bank of Canada in April; Citigroup establishes a new banking executive team to oversee its commercial and investment banking work under Vis Raghavan; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five credit unions have combined real estate loans and lines of credit of more than $217 million as of June 30.

Challenger bank Revolut calls for Meta's scam info program to reimburse victims; Sunwest Bank taps Umpqua's Mike McKean to lead treasury and payments; Fifth Third launches a new line of business; and more in this weeks banking news roundup.