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Financial institutions and their trade groups fear a loss of funding for loans if customers migrate in large numbers to a central bank digital currency, according to comments to the Federal Reserve about a possible digital dollar. Industry officials are also worried about heightened cybersecurity and money laundering risks.

Texas National Bank in Mercedes, Texas, is testing how alternative data can improve the speed and accuracy with which it lends to its small-business customers.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council proposed two measures that would enable the body to more easily designate nonbanks as systemically important, a move expected to revive Dodd-Frank era debates between Republicans and Democrats.

Bank of America hits 100% recycled-plastic card goal for Earth Day, First U.S. Community Credit Union names new CEO, Santander partners with DailyPay, and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Regional banks, including PNC Financial Services Group, KeyCorp, and Citizens Financial Group, were among those boosting lobbying expenses at the highest rates.

A study published after last month's crisis finds that banks can guard against rate-driven deposit outflows by keeping more liquid funds available. It also concludes that financial institutions with higher rates of uninsured deposits are more likely to face bank runs.

The Green Bay bank has seen stable performance since its recent strategy overhaul.

The U.K. payment firm recently paired with the small-business technology firm Bluevine, part of a growing network of collaborations to compete in the crowded international transfer market and cut out correspondent banks.

Elevated interest rates, economic uncertainty and financial sector fragility exposed by recent bank failures threaten to stunt lending activity.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council issued a pair of proposals that would enhance transparency into how the council designated nonbank firms and activities as systemically risky and simplify its process for designations.

The banking unit of billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani's Rakuten Group raised about 83.3 billion yen ($623 million) selling the shares.

Pagaya is exploring an acquisition of Sunlight, which helps homeowners finance rooftop solar panels, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The proposal to streamline the Small Business Administration's signature program and expand the number of available lending licenses would benefit underserved communities.

The volume of bank acquisitions — either by credit unions or community banks — has dropped considerably so far in 2023. Experts, including prospective buyers, cite a combination of ongoing regulatory and economic pressures.

The regional firm, whose parent is the 10th largest bank in the world by market capitalization, is eager to pitch top advisors seeking stability. At the same time, it's ramping up a major branding campaign with Major League Soccer and Apple to woo next-generation clients.