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The company missed estimates for net interest income in the first quarter, a sign that muted loan growth and increased pressure to pay out more for deposits are eating into the benefit of higher rates. 

Large U.S. banks have mostly staved off previous shareholder-backed efforts to ensure their CEOs also don't lead their boards. The issue will soon be put to a vote at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.

New York Community Bancorp took a massive loan-loss provision and slashed its dividend to meet tougher capital and liquidity requirements after rocketing by that asset mark. A half dozen regionals face tough questions about whether they're better prepared than NYCB, which had to be rescued.

Business trade groups are expected to prevail in getting an emergency stay to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $8 late fee rule from going into effect on May 14. However, the lawsuit would still have many steps to go after such a decision.

The Federal Reserve Board signed off on Provident Financial Services' acquisition of Lakeland Bancorp. The newly combined bank will be the seventh largest in the state.

There are a lot of misconceptions about how the payments industry uses generative AI. Jodie Kelley, chief executive of the Electronic Transactions Association, separates the reality from fiction.

The SEC and the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network have sought information on certain clients outside the U.S. who've raised red flags and the bank's policies to address it.

Businesses are using a range of payments technologies, new and old, as the instant-payments movement gathers steam. Most Influential Women in Payments honoree Yaminah Sattarian talks about what her clients want and how the payments world is changing, in conversation with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger.

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that pursuing a rulemaking on forced arbitration, as laid out by consumer advocates' rulemaking petition, would be an "affront to Congress."

Launched last July, FedNow had enrolled more than 600 participants by mid-March, according to government officials. That marked a 100% increase from the start of the year, with more banks and credit unions viewing fast payments capabilities as essential. Fraud concerns linger, however.