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Lenders in coveted locations with stable deposit bases are bullish about their expansion opportunities despite the shadow the banking crisis and recession fears have cast on the rest of the industry.

During her opening remarks before lawmakers Tuesday, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency reiterated that borrowers with strong credit profiles are not being penalized to benefit those with poorer scores.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s guarantee to consumers remains strong despite this spring's bank failures, the agency's chairman, Martin J. Gruenberg, said Tuesday. Gruenberg also noted that the FDIC's research shows persistent disparities in access to banks by class and race, and defended the agency's crackdown on nonbanks that fraudulently claim to be protected by deposit insurance.

A string of bank failures has increased scrutiny of banks' underwater Treasury securities — holdings that have traditionally been viewed as risk-free. As regulators reimagine the bank capital framework, they should reconsider whether anything can or should be considered riskless.

Senior Bank of America investment banker Jill Schwartz discusses her own board roles, how women can serve on nonprofit boards, and how they can drive change, in conversation with Chana Schoenberger, American Banker's Editor-in-Chief.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged in 2020 that Citizens failed to investigate certain fraud claims and billing disputes. A key allegation was that the bank required customers to provide a notarized affidavit to support a fraud claim.

The days of taking shortcuts around regulation and lax fiscal discipline need to come to an end if the industry is going to reach its full potential.

To demonstrate the value of a central bank digital currency to small businesses, the U.S. card network is using Brazil's Real Digital to cut costs for local growers.

The Seattle bank is a victim of the short selling that has rocked the banking industry this year and its stock price doesn't reflect its fundamentals, CEO Mark Mason argues.

Venture capital banking and wealth management are two areas where the nation's largest bank sees a chance to make gains amid a rash of bank failures. After the company's investor day on Monday, one analyst wrote: "Goliath is winning."