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Openbank, which has operated in parts of Europe for years, should help the Spanish bank to fund its U.S. auto lending business, executives said.

A consulting firm hired by the bank, Ankura, has reconciled ledgers between Synapse and its partner banks, Evolve says.

Many of this year's honorees took a chance on their future careers by asking questions, jumping into unknown markets and believing in their ability to get the job done.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposed rule for the Federal Home Loan Bank System that allows the FHFA director to set "reasonable" board compensation.

The merged company's footprint would cover what Atlantic Union CEO John Asbury has called the golden crescent, stretching from Baltimore south to Hampton Roads.

Laura Arce is senior vice president for economic initiatives at UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, and an inaugural member of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable and Sustainable Housing.

Christina Hupy is Vice President of HazardHub at Guidewire. Guidewire's HazardHub provides data, risk scores, and risk models to the P&C insurance industry.

The consumer neobank, made by and for Native Americans, understood its target audience deeply and had a plan in place to earn revenue beyond interchange fees. Its struggles to get off the ground reflect other challenges — and lessons — for neobanks where a good idea is only the starting point.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan repeated her call for the U.S. central bank to lower interest rates at a careful pace as the economic environment remains uncertain.

Sam Deleo is director of content marketing for Tucker Advisors, a Colorado-based national marketing organization and leading wholesale distributor of annuities and life insurance products to top independent agents nationwide.