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Banks announced 41 mergers through May 31, representing a 16% decline from the same period in 2015, according to data from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

While existing state laws show that payday lending curbs lead to positive outcomes, those laws will still benefit from a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule.

The Federal Reserve detected more than 50 breaches of its computer systems from 2011 to 2015, Reuters reported, adding to signs that the central bank may be vulnerable to hackers or spies.

A legislative proposal has surfaced in Congress that seeks to disrupt much of the U.S. system of reporting and using credit information, including potentially major changes in credit scores.

The oil industry isn't the only one with a boom-and-bust cycle: just ask some of the high-profile technology companies — and the credit unions that serve them.

Ties to the energy sector hurt the banking industry in the first quarter as earnings fell 1.9% to $39.1 billion compared with a year earlier, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Wednesday.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco plans to raise about $178 million through a common stock offering.

Civista Bancshares in Sandusky, Ohio, will record a gain of roughly $1.5 million in the second quarter after a nonperforming loan was fully repaid.

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