Banking groups endorse the proposed Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act, which calls for enhanced regulator transparency.

At the end of last year, we identified 23 people we thought would be banking changemakers in 2023. Were they? Here's a look back at what happened to each CEO, regulator, official, fintech executive and expert on the list.

EWA programs are not loans, no matter how loudly critics insist that they are. They provide a vital source of liquidity to hardworking families.

Arizent research shows that financial institutions will continue paying much closer attention to artificial intelligence next year.

Bank investor Kenneth Lehman and investment firm Castle Creek are providing the funds to the Virginia-based bank, whose fintech friendly strategy has gotten it in trouble with regulators. The bank's stock has sunk 70% this year.

Many banks, especially smaller ones, will have to rethink how they lend to small businesses and automate manual processes.

States need to think twice about allowing earned wage advance programs. They look increasingly like predatory lending.

Digital banking apps such as HMBradley, Greenlight and MoneyLion have either chosen or been forced to find revenue streams beyond their direct-to-consumer business lines.

The Cincinnati, Ohio, bank also promoted three other top executives to new roles. All of the changes will be effective in early 2024.

The $225 billion-asset Citizens Financial Group has partnered with the fintech Pinwheel to streamline the process for new account holders to switch the direct deposit of their paychecks from their old banks.

Alex Holmes talks about money transfers, the tough economy and the role of crypto wallets in the firm's future.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a law banning medical debt on credit reports; PayPal's former CEO Dan Schulman will exit the board; community banks boost small-business loan approvals; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

The roundup of top banking tech news for 2023: Ally Bank's path into the world of generative artificial intelligence, JPMorgan Chase's fallout from its deal with the college financial-planning website, banks across the U.S. increasingly fell victim to cyber attacks and more.

Banks in Poland will be the first to start receiving and using the scores, which will allow Ukrainians fleeing their country to obtain credit in their new Polish homes.

LendingClub, SoFi and Upstart were among those that wielded the ax.

Come the second quarter of 2024, JPMorgan Automated Investing will be no more.

In this year's roundup of top banking news for 2023: Navy Federal Credit Union joins the RTP network amid ongoing military contract woes, major banks across the U.S. announce staff cuts, regulators shutter Signature Bank and more.

Leaders at the helms of organizations like Georgia United Credit Union, BayPort Credit Union, Blend Labs and more are adapting products such as "soft check" credit scoring, artificial intelligence-powered bots to streamline application reviewal and more.

Banks branches continue to shutter through October; First Carolina onboards fintech partner BM Technologies; ICBA announces its 2024 accelerator companies; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.