Finance

Many community banks need brokered deposits to help fund loans, so policymakers must strike the right balance between promoting liquidity and guarding against reckless lending.

Tipalti, whose platform supports cross-border B2B supplier payments, has raised $150 million in its latest funding round, bringing the total it’s raised from outside investors to $280 million.

The industry is warning regulators putting the finishing touches on the Net Stable Funding Ratio that the measure could exacerbate volatile market events like the spring selloff of Treasury securities.

The flood of liquidity that accompanied the pandemic recession isn’t likely to subside anytime soon. Banks will have to employ a mix of securities buying, hedging and other balance-sheet-management tricks to prop up margins longer than initially imagined.

Low rates and intense competition might lead some banks to ease underwriting standards in 2021, when the economy may not yet have recovered.

Many sectors are concerned about making money in an economic downturn, but those fears are higher in the financial sector, according to a study from Arizent.

The proposed best practices would be modeled after federal servicing standards and be used to supervise nonbanks firms subject to state regimes.

The company joins a growing list of community banks paring back their networks.

The central bank issued a proposal aligning recent stress testing changes with supervisory standards that are tailored to an institution's size and complexity.

Investors in two subordinated bonds from Lehman Brothers received word that a payment is coming, just two weeks after the 12th anniversary of one of the world’s most spectacular banking collapses.

Robert D. Ramirez has accepted the top job at the South Florida credit union as it attempts to turn around following a steep decline in earnings and a jump in charge-offs.

To shore up the share insurance fund, the National Credit Union Administration would be wise to give the industry additional temporary investment options.

Looking to expand beyond its current role in providing compliant digital payment options for legal cannabis businesses, AeroPay has caught the attention of fintech investors.

The central bank must engage core processors, community banks and The Clearing House if it wants to move quickly on building out its FedNow system.

Atlanta-based fintech Greenlight has raised $215 million in a Series C round and announced that it has achieved a valuation of $1.2 billion, giving it unicorn status.

The moves are intended to offset a protracted period of historically low interest rates and expectations of higher credit costs in 2021.

Petal, the credit card aimed at millennials and others with limited credit histories, has raised $55 million in a Series C as main street banks pull back on credit during the COVID-19 crisis.

New Enterprise Bank would focus on venture capital and private equity firms that are involved in investment between China and the San Francisco area.

The Charlotte, N.C., company recently closed on a sale of its Cohen Financial platform to SitusAMC.

The central bank must engage core processors, community banks and The Clearing House if it wants to move quickly on building out its FedNow system.