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Loan demand disappointed as optimism for economic growth under President Trump gave way to uncertainty over the prospects for regulatory relief and tax reform. Credit quality held up, but the retail and health care sectors have become potential trouble spots. Here’s a recap drawn from banks’ quarterly earnings calls.

Years after the worst of the housing crisis, states still dealing with high foreclosure activity are weighing laws to speed the process on vacant or abandoned properties.

American Banker's Rob Blackwell and Marc Hochstein discuss the pushback from state regulators and consumer advocates against the OCC's proposed charter; Chris Skinner and Jim Marous hold forth on fintech.

Joseph Anderson has more than 14 years of experience in the credit union movement.

In-app payments via Apple Pay have been available with the ExxonMobil Speedpass+ app since last year, but this week the petroleum giant boosted the app to enable users to pay at the pump at 9,600 U.S. Exxon and Mobil stations via the Apple Watch.

Mastercard has promoted longtime executive Ed McLaughlin to president of operations and technology, where he will oversee all of the card network’s technology functions.

JPMorgan Chase’s Colleen Briggs and Fiona Greig are among those working on ways to help a growing segment of consumers with wildly fluctuating incomes. Plus, the women of Wells Fargo’s board and a big promotion at Citi.

The bank has quit the R3 consortium, whose tech decisions were at odds with its own.

Deutsche Bank hired Citigroup Treasurer James von Moltke to replace Marcus Schenck as chief financial officer, completing a management shake-up that's been key to the latest turnaround plan.

President Trump has nominated Pam Patenaude, the president of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America's Families, to serve as HUD's No. 2.