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Arrested four times for blocking the entrance to Citigroup, a veteran climate protester wonders why more rank-and-file bankers don't make common cause with activists trying to prevent the funding of fossil fuel development.

When the superregional bank sold its insurance business for $10.1 billion, it laid out three ways to use the proceeds: buybacks, a balance sheet repositioning and loan growth. The latter plan is so far proving to be elusive.

Bank OZK is the latest commercial real estate-heavy bank to announce plans to diversify its business. CEO George Gleason emphasized that he's confident in the bank's loan portfolio, but said he thinks misperceptions are dragging down the stock price.

In this edition of American Banker's news quiz, test yourself on the latest items covering FedNow's progress since launch, the merger between Capital One Financial and Discover Financial Services and more.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the most likely choice to replace President Joe Biden on top of the Democratic presidential ticket in November, has a long and complicated history with the banking industry.

The agencies are considering a rule change that would impact their policies on money laundering and terrorism finance. The proposal comes as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network considers a similar update.

Deanne Zettler is taking on a newly created role at PCI SSC; Wisconsin's Landmark Credit Union is opening a new, tech-forward branch; Mo Assomull is named co-head of investment banking at Morgan Stanley; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Community and advocacy groups opposed Capital One's proposed acquisition of Discover in a hearing held by federal regulators on Friday.

The Alabama-based bank also said that its outlook for net interest income is brightening. Several other regional banks have offered similarly upbeat guidance in recent days.

The Federal Reserve says the prepaid debit card issuer failed to make key disclosures to customers and had lackluster money laundering controls. The regulator also censured Jiko Group, a fintech and brokerage, in an unrelated enforcement action.