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Scott Anderson, president and CEO of Zions Bank, was recently elected chair of the American Bankers Association. In an interview, he encouraged Washington to scrutinize tech giants’ moves into financial services but expressed concern about some potential implications of financial agencies’ spotlight on climate change.

The mortgage giant’s net worth of $42 billion at the end of the quarter was more than double what it was a year earlier. CEO Hugh Frater said that financial strength puts the company on better footing to support affordable housing goals outlined by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The closing date for the Florida credit union’s purchase of Heritage Southeast Bank was pushed into 2022 to allow more time for regulatory approval.

Deland Kamanga, the company's head of global markets, has been tapped to lead a unit with operations in both Canada and the U.S.

If law enforcement concludes that the company's devices were used in a cyberattack on U.S. companies, banks may need to change the way they choose, test and monitor point-of-sale equipment.

The combined refinance and purchase total was nearly double the average quarterly volume logged before the pandemic, the company said in its third-quarter earnings call.

The bureau’s new director named former Obama administration officials Lorelei Salas and Eric Halperin, respectively, as the heads of supervision policy and enforcement.

With two new prohibitions, the total now stands at 22 for the year so far.

The bank tapped Antony Stephen, former head of Amazon Payments Europe, to oversee its move into small buy now/pay later loans. It is also reportedly seeking a partnership with the e-commerce giant in the U.K.

The Texas bank, which has spent six years reducing its exposure to fossil fuel companies, aims to bottom out at around 5% of its total loan portfolio.