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The top five banks and thrifts had combined assets of more than $13 trillion as of Dec. 31.

Credit unions are continuing to buy community banks, although at a slower pace than in 2024.

The top five banks and thrifts have combined deposits of more than $7.5 trillion in Q4 of 2024.

President Donald Trump's tariff moves, a flicker of life at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s future.

While often used to describe a digital asset that hedges against cryptocurrency's volatility, the reality of stablecoins is much more complex.

The CEO of $2 billion-asset Clearview Federal Credit Union credits her career to a lifelong love of learning.

Big banks are investing in quantum computing. What does that mean for the future of finance? And, more importantly, will they ever become useful?

Since August, Truist, KeyCorp and Goldman Sachs have granted one-time stock awards to certain executives they want to keep in place. One analyst wants shareholders to reject the bonuses, while consultants say there are valid reasons for banks to make the awards.

During fourth-quarter earnings calls, bank leaders said they don't expect borrower demand to pick up until the second half of 2025. But to the extent there's optimism, it involves business lending.

Biometric payment terminals were on full display at the National Retail Federation's Big Show in New York. American Banker's Joey Pizzolato tried terminals from Ingenico and JPMorgan Payments. What he found might surprise you.

It's not just JPMorgan Chase. Across the industry, banks are rethinking their remote-work policies — but experts say it won't be easy to turn back the clock.

Regulatory shifts and loan growth are some of the hot-button topics banks will seek to address as they start sharing their fourth-quarter reports next week.

Financial institutions need to beware of advanced persistent threats and of the potential security shortcomings of their vendors, experts say.

Institutions like BMO Financial Group and Bank of Nova Scotia saw earnings bogged down by increased loan loss provisions and higher tax rates.

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.

Oden, head of U.S. wealth, private banking, asset management and premier banking at HSBC, was one of the first in the industry to build an online wealth management platform.

Morais, the former president of consumer and commercial banking at Ally, reflects on the lessons learned in her more than three-decade career.

Now that earnings season has kicked off, investors will be paying close attention for signs of loan growth and deposit pricing relief, though analysts don't expect improvements to materialize right away.

Lorch started as the marketing director at First Internet Bank, the first online-only bank, at its launch. Few Americans had internet access so it wasn't a sure bet the bank would survive. She's still there, now as the president.