Stephens Inc. found only 19% of bankers expect deal volume to pick up over the next 12 months. It was the lowest percentage since the firm's surveys started in 2017.

Wells Fargo remains committed to turning itself around following a series of scandals that have plagued the bank since the middle of the last decade, but it will take "several years of work" to satisfy U.S. regulators, Chief Executive Charlie Scharf said.

The additional data that will become available as the economy slows should reveal the true strength of the technology companies some banks are working with and that should inform whether more regulation is required.

After a bruising proxy fight that led to the ouster of the Philadelphia bank's former chairman and CEO Vernon Hill, remaining stakeholders find themselves in disagreement over a potential sale of the the company.

Late penalties on credit cards are set to rise 9% in 2023 under current rules that allow for increases tied to the Consumer Price Index. But Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra says he wants to issue a regulation that could undo that inflation-related exception to limits on fees that banks may charge cardholders.

The class-action lawsuit was brought on behalf of mortgage borrowers who were allegedly placed into forbearance during the early days of the pandemic without their consent.

Already the nation's largest Small Business Administration lender by dollar volume, the Wilmington-based bank plans to add more than 200 employees and spend $25 million on a new building.

For at least several weeks, Federal Reserve officials have been peppering Goldman management with questions and follow-ups in a process that's continuing, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The Consumer Bankers Association and the Center for Responsible Lending said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should renew its efforts to level the regulatory playing field between larger bank and nonbank companies that make installment and other kinds of personal loans.

The bank's web- and mobile-based chatbot was built using software from Amazon.

The bank, which is seeking regulatory approval of its proposed First Horizon purchase, said that a quarter of the branches will be in majority-minority or low-to-moderate income neighborhoods. Progressive groups have argued that the $13.4 billion acquisition would harm low-income communities.

More than 350 investors put money into Agility Bank, a de novo minority depository institution that opened in May. It raised nearly $41 million, well surpassing its $30 million goal.

Consumer spending continues to rise, but last quarter's acceleration in loan growth is starting to lose momentum, and bankers are tempering expectations about fee income. Meanwhile, deposit outflows have yet to result in strong competition for customers' money.

Allegiance Bancshares and CBTX received the final blessing they needed from the Fed to complete their proposed deal 10 months after it was announced. But regulators say the new company must take steps to attract more African American mortgage borrowers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director is looking at "small ways" to hold peer-to-peer payment providers responsible for investigating allegations of fraud under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.

U.S. credit unions gained their largest total chunk of the vehicle lending market in the past five years, at more than 25% in the second quarter, by underpricing their rivals. Banks are still ahead, but just barely.

The Pennsylvania banking company could use the proceeds from its initial public offering to pursue acquisitions.