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In the year ahead, financial services regulatory agencies should take the opportunity to pull back from ideology-driven supervisory decisions and embrace a fact-based approach that will boost the U.S. economy.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's last-minute actions are expected to annoy the incoming Trump administration, which will seek to undo them, putting protections in jeopardy.

Chris Gorman and four other high-ranking KeyCorp executives have been granted a combined $16.7 million in performance-based equity awards that will vest in two years, as long as the Cleveland-based company meets certain capital requirements and earnings goals.

Arrow Financial in Glens Falls kept busy in December, consolidating its two subsidiary banks, expanding its board and restructuring its securities portfolio.

A recent industry survey finds most participating banks predict asset growth for 2025; Frax Finance launches a new stablecoin backed by BlackRock; Camden National closes its acquisition of Northway Financial; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The digital bank unit of SMBC Manubank keeps costs low with remote employees and all tech in the cloud, President John Rosenfeld says.

In their new book, "The New World Economy in 5 Trends," Koen De Leus and Philippe Gijsels predict a future in which neutral interest rates are higher, technology is transformative and the urgency of climate-change adaptation creates investment opportunities.

Lenders across the country promoted from within to fill top executive roles, including First International Bank & Trust in Watford City, North Dakota.

The future of bitcoin isn't a winner-takes-all scenario where it either replaces the existing financial system or fails entirely. Instead, it's evolving into a multifaceted financial technology.

Financial institutions need to beware of advanced persistent threats and of the potential security shortcomings of their vendors, experts say.