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House Democrats’ antitrust reform plan intended to rein in companies like Amazon and Google could help level the regulatory playing field between the banking industry and its digital competitors. It could also revive calls to break up financial behemoths.

As the House of Representatives enters the 2020 election season, the outcome stands to encourage or rein in a group of technology companies that are encroaching deeper into financial services.

The South Carolina company has agreed to buy the parent of Security Federal Bank.

The agency had raised concerns in the Obama administration about kickbacks in the marketing pacts between mortgage lenders and other providers, but the agency's recent guidance says the deals are legally viable.

Cash, Treasurys and other securities effectively guaranteed by the federal government now make up more than 35% of the combined balance sheets of the 25 biggest U.S. banks, according to data compiled by the Fed. That’s the biggest share in records dating to 1985.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO, among the biggest Wall Street proponents of returning workers to the office, doesn’t see life returning to some form of normal until mid-2021 at the earliest.

Crane Credit Union has taken an Instagram Stories-like approach, while Certified Federal Credit Union is crafting personalized email messages.

USAA sues PNC over mobile check deposit technology; flood of liquidity that accompanied the pandemic recession unlikely to subside anytime soon; 'enigmatic' CFPB chief could drop more surprises in a second Trump term; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Even more so than activist investors, customers and a new generation of employees are driving banks to back environmental, social and governance reforms, executives said during a Women in Banking roundtable hosted by American Banker.

The deal is expected to close sometime next year but is still subject to regulatory and member approval.