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With household expenses and borrowing costs spiking, banks are bracing for depositors to demand more interest. The only question is how much longer bankers can hold out.

The rules, which come almost four years after California lawmakers passed a landmark disclosure law, require lenders to inform borrowers about annual percentage rates. Some lenders have pushed back, arguing that APRs don’t make sense for certain types of financing.

The legislation, due for a House floor vote soon, would require the Federal Reserve to promote economic opportunity and fair access to credit for racial, ethnic and other groups that have long been targets of discrimination.

The North Carolina bank’s wealth arm now operates in nine of the 10 largest U.S. markets.

John Madigan, a Citigroup veteran, is leading one of five new private-client banking groups at Signature Bank. The moves are designed to enable the company to expand its footprint throughout metro New York.

The smaller credit union, Dearborn County, sought a merger partner as a way to address its aging technology and shrinking membership pool.

The two regional banks announced plans to abandon nonsufficient fund fees and make other moves that will reduce the revenue they collect from cash-strapped consumers.

Two big names in crypto are cutting jobs as the digital currency market continues to spiral downward.

Brian Brooks, an acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency during the Trump administration, says the CEO of one of the largest U.S. banks considered barring customers from using its cards to buy firearms.

Accounting for roughly $1.2 trillion of assets, many credit unions are physically and financially endangered by climate change, according to a new study.