If it’s approved, the charter is expected to lower the fintech’s cost of funds and allow for more product offerings. It comes nearly three years after SoFi pulled the plug on an earlier effort to open an industrial bank.

Jim Nussle, CEO of the Credit Union National Association, recently argued that Congress should do away entirely with FOM requirements. Such a move would further favor credit unions over banks.

Some institutions are grappling with new liability issues as they attempt to keep members and staff safe while also reopening their facilities after statewide lockdowns.

Backers say a bill to limit asset growth instead of restricting brokered funds addresses concerns about expanding balance sheets at troubled banks. But skeptics worry it would open the door to greater risk.

The company paid Covenant Logistics Group about $14 million for $103 million in accounts receivable.

The Wall Street firm is jumping into a market dominated by a handful of big U.S. banks, betting that superior technology can lure companies with complex cash-management needs.

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the issue of millions of Americans lacking access to high-speed internet at their homes. Financial services firms haven't been spared from this challenge.

Consumers now have more control over their own financial decisions and loan options.

Collecting the right data and understanding the nuances to which channels customers are using and why, can go a long way in delivering experiences that customer loyalty is built on, says Adobe's Mark Masterson.

Russell Golden, who just stepped down from the Financial Accounting Standards Board, says he wants to be remembered for encouraging open discourse over new rules and efforts to simplify financial accounting.

The Wisconsin banking company recently agreed to subscribe to five solar gardens to trim power costs at 39 branches. The move, part of a broader sustainability push, also could benefit rural communities, Associated said.

The Main Street Lending Program and other Federal Reserve loan facilities should be tailored to the needs of Black-owned banks and businesses.

Len Devaisher once served as a regional executive for Old National Bancorp.

Restaurants, medical offices and car dealerships were the top recipients of large loans; increased usage of the drive-ups is putting a strain on the low-tech lanes.

Some financial institutions are using emotion AI, which picks up subtle signals over text, audio and video, to help their customer service agents do their jobs better.

BBVA USA in Birmingham, Ala., says it will use a proprietary score based on multiple sources of coronavirus-related information to determine when certain branches are ready for walk-in traffic.

Small banks have long led the campaign against industrial loan companies, arguing they can be used to violate the separation of banking and commerce. But now the industry’s heavyweights are also taking a hard line in response to an FDIC proposal that would give tech companies a smoother path into the lending business.

Jane Gladstone, new president of Promontory Interfinancial Network, says the recession will accelerate the shakeout among the nonbank disruptors and that small banks have an opportunity to forge new bonds with the survivors.

The New York-area companies' $489 million agreement runs counter to recent merger pacts built around branch cuts and more tech spending.