While the attention of credit unions this week will be on Washington, D.C., where thousands have gathered for CUNA's annual Governmental Affairs Conference, The Credit Union Journal asked each of the state leagues to discuss the potential threat to the credit union tax exemption at the state level, where most bank attacks seem to be centered. This year's questionnaire: How would you rate the tax threat in your state? Is your state looking to credit unions for revenue? What's been your best response on these issues? Editor's Note: Some responses are written in the first-person voice of the respective state league or association.
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As JPMorganChase, Wells Fargo and others chase a potential $15 billion deal to buy Fiserv's Star network, experts say the growth of AI-powered transactions and competition among bank technology firms will make debit routing a hot commodity, portending more M&A and placing pressure on traditional card networks.
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A $160 million deal to merge Hometown Financial Group subsidiaries and Primary Bank will lead to consolidation under a single brand name of TruNorth.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said in a speech Tuesday morning that she is working with other regulators around the world to emphasize innovation in the banking sector, including with artificial intelligence.
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The new Fed is going to do less talking, if Kevin Warsh has his way. But talking is a powerful tool the Fed can use to get what it wants.
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Market watchers say it is plausible that regulators will have established rules of the road for tokenized bank deposits by next year. But to get there, many outstanding issues will need to be ironed out first.
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Oklahoma's Bank7 may acquire New Mexico's Century Bank by the end of the year. The reason: A wealthy Century shareholder is being forced to sell his shares to satisfy a $40 million debt.
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