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The Financial Stability Oversight Council's annual report underscores mounting challenges in commercial real estate, escalating cyber threats, and regulatory gaps in third-party services and stablecoins, urging stronger oversight and legislative action.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said Friday that regulators — chief among them the Fed itself — need to do more to combat check fraud, particularly the problem of smaller banks not being reimbursed by larger banks whose checks are altered.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has asked a Texas court to halt Comerica Bank's practices.

Net closings rose to the highest quarterly level in nearly three years. As M&A rebounds, banks are also trimming their physical footprints as customer demand for digital services overshadow in-person transactions.

There is a major opportunity out there, especially for community banks, to displace predatory lenders and earn a healthy return at the same time. It's just a question of making the leap.

After hurricanes and strikes stalled job growth in October, the economy added 227,000 jobs in November.

The long-time bank and financial services technology executive has a record for cutting costs and supporting rapid automation, skills that could be put to work at the 90-year-old agency.

Telcoin is seeking to become the first chartered bank under Nebraska's Digital Asset Depository Institutions regime. Its CEO believes it can become a regulated bridge between crypto and banking.

The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based bank will record a fourth-quarter loss after agreeing to sell $3 billion of low-yield loans and mortgages. The moves leave the bank well-positioned for 2025, CEO Andy Harmening said.

Lisa McGeough will be heading the global bank's U.S. operations. It's just the latest change at HSBC since Georges Elhedery took the reins in September.