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Susan M. Gruber succeeds longtime leader Alison DeTuncq.

Agility Bank, which opens its doors Monday, says it is the first minority depository institution to be women-owned and women-led by design. It plans to serve small-business owners in a digital-first manner.

In a nation dominated by six large banks, credit unions hope to build membership by taking advantage of the data-sharing rules that would allow them to broaden their reach through fintech partnerships.

Government has an exciting opening to use its unprecedented reach and newfound trust among small-business owners to connect entrepreneurs with sources of capital that can help them grow.

The retail chain is uniquely positioned to tie its growing slate of financial products to its customers' shopping needs, both in stores and digitally, said Julia Unger, Walmart's vice president of financial services, at American Banker's Payments Forum.

Strong spending trends, combined with a reduction in card repayment rates, contributed to 17% loan growth last month. The data suggests that rising fears of a recession aren’t yet changing consumers’ behavior.

Nearly half of all small-business owners — and higher percentages of minority entrepreneurs — said in a new survey that they aren’t sure they could come up with the funds to cover an emergency $5,000 business expense. But the results also suggest that the Paycheck Protection Program may have led to more trust in the Small Business Administration.

Corrigan thrived on crisis situations, a colleague said. He received plenty of practice in 25 years at the Fed and another two decades at Goldman Sachs.

The Biden administration’s pick for Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision faced questions about climate change, digital assets and the central bank’s independence. But he did not meet the same resistance from Republicans as the White House’s first choice, Sarah Bloom Raskin, observers said.

Several federal agencies have recently stepped up requirements on banks to notify regulators and the public when they fall victim to cybersecurity incidents.

Patrick Totten plans to step down from his leadership position at the Florida institution after a successor is chosen.

Agility Bank, formed to serve local businesses operated by women, plans to launch in late May.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects farm profits to drop by 8% this year due to multiple factors, creating credit quality questions for ag banks.

A more active Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, competition from Big Tech and sanctions on Russia are combining to make compliance a much larger concern than in the past, according to legal experts who spoke at American Banker's Payments Forum.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Raphael Warnock support $50,000 in student debt relief, which is five times what the president has indicated he would support.