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A federal appeals court agreed to have the full bench rehear arguments by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's union about whether the Trump administration planned to gut the agency through mass firings.

Daryl Byrd, who led Iberiabank until it was acquired by First Horizon, has assembled an investor group to acquire MC Bancshares and its subsidiary, MC Bank & Trust Co. in Morgan City, Louisiana. Byrd will become CEO.

Nine banks and lenders were impacted by the yearslong, $923 million fraud enterprise, according to an indictment of top Tricolor executives. The banks were not publicly named, but JPMorganChase, Fifth Third, Barclays, Louisiana-based Origin Bancorp and Texas-based Triumph Financial have said they would take write-downs.

Kim Johnson is the Senior Vice President of Customer at Hi Marley, where she leads the company's customer strategy and ensures that the carrier voice is embedded into the company's product and service offerings. With over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, Kim has a proven track record in customer experience (CX) strategy, technology, and driving large-scale transformation initiatives. Prior to joining Hi Marley, Kim held senior leadership roles at Liberty Mutual Insurance, where she led CX strategy and managed software product development for servicing and claims. She also spent significant time at Allstate Insurance, working across Technology, Human Resources, and Claims. Kim began her career at Accenture, specializing in change management and consulting for financial services. 

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's preliminary draft helps banks integrate artificial intelligence into their existing security strategies.

The regulator signed off on the transaction just two months after the banks applied to merge.

Med Yacoub is a marketing director, Tradesk Securities.

The Department of Justice wants Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to state if the central bank is profitable again and can, therefore, fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Financial Services Forum, which represents the largest U.S. banks, formed a new 501(c)(4) advocacy group to amplify big banks' policy preferences, a move that could counter the crypto industry's growing political influence.

New research from American Banker explores how bankers predict stablecoins, subprime credit, cyber security and other factors will shape the industry at large.