The Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action in higher education has opened the door to challenges of diversity initiatives in the financial services sector, legal experts say. Internship programs for minority students could face scrutiny, as could efforts to increase workforce diversity.

The U.K. entrepreneur died from a rare form of bone cancer, with which he was diagnosed at the start of 2020.

The longtime chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will leave his post after 15 years to take an administrative position at Purdue University.

Venture capitalists are increasingly keen on firms that can guide merchants through a maze of emerging processing options.

Eligible customers would receive a credit of up to $5,000 that can be put toward expenses like closing costs, or used to secure a lower interest rate. It's the latest example of a bank launching a program aimed at extending credit to minority borrowers.

Before a hearing in which Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said she would reintroduce legislation making it harder for large banks to merge, the Senate Banking Committee sent three Federal Reserve nominees to the full Senate.

For now, worries about more bank failures have faded. But in the wake of the recent industry turmoil, higher funding costs are expected to weigh on banks' second-quarter results.

Deborah Donnelly, senior program manager of talent and performance at BECU in Washington state, has prioritized training the next generation of professionals in each position she's held.

The Charlotte bank plans to use quantum computing to stiffen cybersecurity, run more advanced AI applications and create new commercial use cases alongside IBM engineers.

The plaintiff that brought the case on behalf of the state says the banks inflated interest rates through a private, invitation-only VRDO index that influenced SIFMA's weekly index.

Voters so far are lukewarm on the president's efforts to change the narrative around his handling of the economy, but the administration's bid to win the economic messaging war could cause Washington to come down more harshly on banks.

Louisiana-based First Guaranty Bancshares will no longer buy Lone Star Bank in Houston after its stock price has plunged roughly 49% this year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Bank of America to repay $100 million to customers who were charged multiple penalty fees when their accounts did not have enough money to cover payments, as well as those who did not receive the credit card rewards they were promised. The bank was also fined for opening a small number of accounts without customers' authorization.

Mass arbitration is a fact of life in modern consumer finance litigation. Those hoping it will go away through court decisions or legislative change are primed to be sorely disappointed.

High interest rates could dampen demand for refinancing, which took a hit during the pandemic-era pause in federal student loan payments. "Curb your enthusiasm," one analyst said.

While 48% of hiring managers admit to having bias, 68% think that AI could be the key to removing it from the hiring process.

The acting comptroller of the currency says regulators are aligned on rule changes, but noted that forthcoming policy proposals are being driven by more than just recent bank failures.

A number of large banks, the Federal Reserve of New York and Swift participated in a proof of concept of a shared ledger that would allow cross-border transactions to settle instantly in U.S. dollars — with regulators literally in the loop. 

The Cleveland-based regional bank recently announced a $20 million line of credit for Lendistry, a Los Angeles-based, minority-led community development financial institution.

The tech giant wanted to put the consumer first. This meant its banking partner was always second — and taking on more risk than most card issuers at a time of economic volatility.