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Looking past the headline numbers, there are reasons to be concerned about the condition of the U.S. economy. Particularly troubling is the fact that large numbers of Americans live financially precarious lives.

Roughly 680 customers were affected, none in the U.S. But the control that failed at Revolut is the legal intake queue every American bank runs.

The Federal Reserve's top regulator has the early returns from the report she commissioned on the 2023 bank failure and said it supports her call for new reporting practices among Fed supervisors.

The "near-prime" lending fintech Avant is seeking to become a full-service bank by filing for a national de novo bank charter with federal regulators.

The commerce company has made major inroads into embedded finance, a strategy that could get a boost from partnering with the social media giant's new AI agent.

Citadel Credit Union recently closed a $50 million loan on a Philadelphia office tower. It's part of a trend, as credit unions build their commercial real estate lending businesses.

State Street promotes Ann Fogarty to chief operating officer and names Mostapha Tahiri president of State Street Alpha; Florida's Portrait Bank expects to open for business on Saturday; Texas Capital Bancshares is on the lookout for a new chief risk officer following the departure of David Oman; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman Friday highlighted a pair of new provisions to the final stress test framework that arose from public commentary submitted to the agency last year.

In a series of webinars and journal articles, two lawyers and a financial planner are leading a collaborative discussion about how estate planning professionals can better serve African American clients and, in turn, all customers.

Bankers need to understand that artificial intelligence services are increasingly used by customers shopping for banking services. The chatbots can be pretty unsparing in their assessments.

1st Summit Bank in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is offering high school graduates not just free training, but a seven-year employment guarantee. It's an approach that some experts think could catch on.

Fincen and four banking agencies cleared mobile driver's licenses for customer identification. The question is, can banks read them?

Volume on a rail for AI agents to make transactions has fallen 93% in 2026 while related startups flood the market, suggesting technology is developing faster than demand. But payment experts say there's still a very bright future for shopping and checkout via advanced forms of AI.

Bankers are largely downplaying the impact of the Federal Reserve's interest rate increase. Some said this week that the quarter-point hike could be good for near-term profitability.