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.

A venture that's majority-backed by Walmart is poised to emerge from the shadows this month with digital bank accounts meant for the retail giant's 1.6 million U.S. employees and legions of weekly shoppers.

Richard Green is the third member of his family to run Firstrust Bank in Pennsylvania, but at 70, he is ready to step aside. His son Jeff is 27 and is — ironically — still too green for the role.

Over the course of 10 years, the bank's Disability Advocacy Network has implemented other initiatives to improve interactions with staff members and customers with disabilities or cognitive disorders.

Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, called for rules to protect buy now/pay later and earned wage access users and harshly criticized training repayment agreements. But Sen Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and industry advocates defended financial innovation.

The purchase of College Raptor would provide the Rhode Island bank with tools that students and their families can use to compare financial-aid packages. Citizens is one of several U.S. banks with a sizable business in private student lending.

The Biden administration's Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Task Force is working to eliminate race-based bias in the assessment of home values.

The average rate on variable-rate cards rose above 18% this week, the highest level since 1996, according to data from Bankrate.com. The industry has been enjoying large profits, which has caught the attention of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

South End Capital, a division of Stearns Bank in Minnesota, is touting a nationwide Small Business Administration small-dollar loan product that can provide funding within days, perhaps hours. It's one of several recent small-dollar SBA lending initiatives now being offered by banks.

The average turnover rate has risen to 23% this year from about 16% in 2021, according to a Crowe Global survey of more than 400 banks. Raises and more generous benefits aren't enough to keep workers, the firm warns.