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Republicans pulled a $52B foreign bank tax after Bessent says he struck a global pact, easing industry fears.

Texas' SB 1281 introduces harsher penalties — up to life in prison — and targets check fraud as banks report rising financial crimes tied to stolen mail.

Richmond, Virginia-based Atlantic Union Bankshares has sold $2 billion in performing commercial real estate loans to Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies. 

Truist Financial is bulking up its commercial and corporate banking arm by hiring senior executives from rival firms and promoting from within; F.N.B. Corp launches a $46 million-dollar community development program focused on Main Street revitalization; buy now/pay later lender Affirm extends its partnership with Moore Capital through May 2027; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Arizona Financial Credit Union cuts exception resolution time by 80%

The Florida man admitted to opening over 100 fake TD Bank accounts in exchange for bribes, leading to $72,000 in fraud losses at the bank.

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are officially open to comments on their reform package for the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio.

The Senate Banking Committee is now proposing to cut the cap by which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can request funds from the Federal Reserve to 6.5% of the Federal Reserve's operating budget after its opening bid of 0% was rejected by the Senate parliamentarian.

While consumer distress in auto and personal loans also picked up, the pace of growth among mortgages was atypical, Vantagescore's monthly credit gauge said.

The two government-sponsored enterprises are repositioning Common Securitization Solutions to align with priorities set by their regulator and President Trump.

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation moved further from its 2% target, underscoring the central bank's reluctance to cut rates.

For too long, America has taken a back seat to other nations when it comes to stablecoin regulation. Members of the House have the opportunity to rectify that problem by sending the GENIUS Act to President Trump's desk.

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, vetoed a bill that would cap consumer loan rates at 36% APR, arguing it would restrict credit access for vulnerable Alaskans.

Most illegal activity happening on cryptocurrency ledgers now involves the tokens known as stablecoins, according to a report.