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In the absence of any federal cover to provide banking services to cannabis businesses, banks have developed strategies to service those customers anyway. But experts are divided on whether that adaptation obviates the need for comprehensive federal legislation like the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act.

Bancrédito International Bank and Trust Corp. "willfully violated" the Bank Secrecy Act, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The penalty was the first under a two-year-old federal rule aimed at closing gaps in anti-money-laundering enforcement.

USAlliance Federal Credit Union names Harry Zhu as its next president and chief executive; HSBC launches business account-opening portal in 20 countries; Swift enters next phase of its central bank digital currency solution and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

The Senate Banking Committee is expected to mark up the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act, or SAFE Banking Act, the week of Sept. 25.

Commercial real estate loans are a growing area of concern for banks. But OceanFirst says its exposure to a troubled shared credit tied to a Manhattan office building isn't a sign of broader problems in its portfolio.

The American Bankers Association found that 89% of the banks it surveyed feel that social media is important. But there is room for improvement in their practices.

Carrie Tolstedt, the company's former retail banking chief, was sentenced to three years of probation, including six months of home confinement. A federal judge detailed why she denied the stiffer sentence sought by federal prosecutors, who wanted to send a message about the consequences of white-collar crime.

Dave Glaser, the company's president, is replacing Brady Harris to move payments fintech's focus to larger clients.

While proponents of a central bank digital currency tout modernity and financial inclusion, House Financial Services Committee members of both parties fear lending could suffer under a digital dollar and are wary of handing the Federal Reserve even more power.

A movement is afoot to transfer the job of the Federal Home Loan banks to the Federal Reserve. This would be a disaster for small lenders.