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More than 80% of bankers surveyed said they increased their tech budgets to invest more in security, data analytics and AI.

The Dallas bank made some headway on its goal to slim down its multifamily loan portfolio, but $17 million in bad loans led to a bottom-line loss in the fourth quarter.

The Long Island-based company, which is in the middle of a makeover, saw its stock price rise sharply after reporting a net loss that was less than what analysts expected.

Russell Vought, should he be confirmed by the full Senate, would join a short list of those able to lead the CFPB, as his predecessor Mick Mulvaney did, per the requirements of the Vacancies Act.

The Chinese startup roiled markets with its AI assistant, which appears to be a less expensive answer to ChatGPT. Banks have reasons to be cautious about this particular model but also to hope it will bring down AI's costs.

The credit card issuer's earnings missed Wall Street estimates, but it reported improvement in sales, delinquencies and charge-offs. Management said unclear political direction and cloudy monetary policy could threaten an already conservative outlook for 2025.

The group was still the most active such gang last year, but its activity appears to have been severely hampered by law enforcement.

Non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies have no inherent value, so creating a federal "reserve" of them is absurd on its face. Chinese hacking of bitcoin will have no significant economic impact.

The Rutherford-based Blue Foundry Bancorp reported an eighth consecutive quarter of red ink, but a widening margin and positive loan growth trends hint at better times ahead.

CEO Michael Miebach says the card network's business in areas such as debit cards will enable it to compete if the mega merger results in the loss of Capital One's debit business.