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The shift opens the door for regional banks to increase their aggregation activities, analysts said.

After weaker-than-expected earnings in the third quarter of 2022, several large banks halted share repurchases in a bid to build capital.

The Pittsburgh bank said the commitment supports its community benefits plan and will help meet client demand for climate-friendly investments.

Kevin Cole was appointed president of the $672 million-asset organization in 2021, and took on the role of chief executive after longtime leader Bill Anderson retired last year.

Matthew Quale was formerly the president of Bask Bank, a standalone digital brand under Texas Capital Bancshares.

The Digital Currency Group founder, an entrepreneur who built a career in opaque markets, is now contending with a crisis of confidence among investors suddenly panicking about risks they may not see.

In a recent survey, financial institutions named artificial intelligence their top priority for investments against increasingly sophisticated fraud.

Investors worry the intersection of rising interest rates and festering inflation could conjure a recession and drive loan losses. This would keep stock prices suppressed, but share buybacks and merger activity could counter that.

Frank Zampella, the chairman of the $526 million-asset credit union, will serve as interim CEO now that Tom Graves has retired.

Margie Salazar, who has been with the El Paso institution for more than 25 years and is currently its chief financial officer, will succeed longtime chief executive Karl Murphy on Feb. 1.