In a vote of confidence in the industry, insiders aggressively bought shares of their own companies after a crisis sparked the collapse of four regional lenders earlier this year.

Cogent Bank in Orlando says it took two branches in the Southwestern part of the state less than three years to amass $400 million of deposits.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon testified that then-private banking head Mary Erdoes and then-general counsel Stephen Cutler could have decided to drop Jeffrey Epstein as a bank client after accounts of his sex-trafficking emerged

An activist investor blasted the appointment of Andrew Cohen, saying he has long served on the Philadelphia bank's board and shares responsibility for its financial troubles.

In May's roundup of American Banker's favorite stories: Washington state plans to provide mortgage assistance to help address historical discrimination, an insider look at how Comerica is faring with the Treasury's Direct Express program, the fall of First Republic Bank and more.

The ill-conceived proposed rule would increase costs for a significant majority of credit card customers.

Mobile banking offerings at midsize banks scored below those of their larger peers in a recent customer satisfaction survey. At a time of rising interest rates, consumers are increasingly valuing digital offerings that act as money movement hubs, experts say.

Nearly two out of three finance chiefs surveyed by Piper Sandler said they were most worried about deposit costs in the aftermath of recent bank closures. Only 7% cited credit quality as their top reason for unease.

Carrie Tolstedt, the longtime head of retail banking at Wells, is resolving legal problems tied to her role in the bank's phony-accounts scandal. Earlier this year, she agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge as part of a deal that calls for up to 16 months behind bars.