In|Vest 2018 Direct

The bank aims to use new tech to make account-to-account transfers for merchants an easier option than credit cards.

Any comprehensive overhaul of the Federal Home Loan Bank System will have to navigate a dense thicket of countervailing regulatory and stakeholder priorities.

David Loundy is chairman and CEO of Devon Bank, a Chicago-based community bank with a national mortgage business. He is also an elected member director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. He can be reached at David@DevonBank.com.

Concerns about large unrealized losses on bond investments have receded since the spring banking crisis, but the paper losses have started growing again in recent months. The worries today are less about banks' survival — and more about how much their margins will get squeezed.

The top three fintech SPAC mergers have a combined announced deal value of more than $2.6 billion as of the end of June 2023.

Matt Thomas is president of WorkSmart Systems.

Recent Arizent research shows that having appealing digital spaces is one of the most important factors for customer experience at banks.

Mergers and acquisitions are rebounding and equity capital markets are thawing, says C.S. Venkatakrishnan. That's a welcome forecast after a persistent slump sapped investment banking revenue across the industry. 

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler told lawmakers that artificial intelligence could be used to game securities transactions in favor of corporate interests over those of investors. Critics say the SEC's plan to combat such conflicts of interest is hostile to technology.

Republican Josh Hawley, the senior senator from Missouri, says he intends to offer legislation that would cap credit card rates at 18%. For a bill designed to go nowhere, it's a surprisingly good idea.