SALT LAKE CITY – Two men were arrested last week and charged with three armed robberies,–two at local credit unions–all three of which a robber fired a single shot into the ceiling to scare onlookers. William Harrison, 40, was arrested at a traffic stop and is accused of taking part in the three heist when around $19,000 was stolen. An alleged accomplice, Willie McNeil, was arrested earlier. The two were charged with the October hold-up at Mountain America CU in Layton, Chase Bank in Midvale in November, and a December heist at Cyprus CU.
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As AI and digital assets become mainstream, banks are spotting new opportunities to integrate payments with other activities.
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House Republicans overcame internal divisions to narrowly pass President Trump's tax and spending package Thursday afternoon. The measure would cut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding level, among other provisions.
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A new partnership with Google Cloud will let the Spanish bank offer Gemini to all staff after a successful ChatGPT deployment.
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Atlanta-based CoastalSouth's initial public offering prices at $21.50 a share; Valley National Bancorp announces Lyndsey Sloan will succeed Gary Michael as general counsel; Webster Financial Corporation taps a new chief risk officer and appoints a new board member; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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Capital One closed the deal to buy the credit card provider in May and as part of the review process, decided to exit its home equity lending business.
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In a rare move for a credit union, the Seattle institution has snapped up the 13-member team that created EarnUp's AI Advisor product.
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