After the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cracked down on a $2.8 billion-asset bank, industry observers expect more scrutiny of the ties between banks and financial technology startups.

Technology designed to direct more consumers online can create difficulties for groups that rely on branches and other in-person services, according to Janis Bowdler, a racial equity counselor with the Treasury Department.

Banks make up just 10% of the client base for Eltropy, which hopes to increase that number through two tech acquisitions that add video banking and artificial intelligence capabilities.

Citigroup joined rivals in trimming the ranks of its mortgage workforce as rising interest rates continue to crimp demand in the housing market. 

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his New York counterpart, Letitia James, urged the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard and American Express to create a merchant category code for guns and ammunition stores. They argued that "all options must be on the table to remedy" the "scourge of gun violence" in the United States.

Amid flooding and a lack of drinking water, Regions Financial announced a slate of fee waivers and loan deferrals, alongside a donation to a local United Way. Cadence Bank is supplying fresh water to ensure it can keep its doors open.

With taxpayer dollars and creative deals, these nonprofit funding institutions can help recruit private-sector capital off the sidelines and into underserved markets, leveraging as much as $8 in private funding for every $1 that comes from the government.

The reduction in banks' assessments marks the fourth time in four years that the OCC has cut the semiannual regulatory fees that fund supervisory work.

Standard Chartered's joint venture with an arm of Singapore's biggest trade union group started digital banking services in the city-state, adding to rivalry in the space where tech giants are also seeking to make their mark.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is making it very difficult for Citigroup to fetch a price even vaguely close to the $12.5 billion it paid for the bank two decades ago. 

Banks have shuttered their branches in droves, with Bank of America and Wells Fargo leading the pack over the past year. However, increased regulatory focus on banking services in lower-income areas makes downsizing more difficult now.

The Federal Reserve will roll out its much-anticipated instant payments system, known as FedNow, in the middle of next year. Yet many questions remain about who it will serve, how it will work and how quickly community banks will buy in to it.

10 things to know in August: Community banks are partnering with smaller core providers for tech overhauls, Bread's outage leads to a consumer uproar and more.

Merely telling employees what to do may get the job done, but telling them why they're doing it fuels engagement.

The acquisition of Central Financial, expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, would create a bank with more than $10 billion of assets.

Since last year, banks have sharply reduced what they charge when consumers spend more money than they have, according to new research. Monthly maintenance charges and fees for using out-of-network ATMs have remained much more stable.

A group of 18 U.S. representatives is demanding Credova Financial answer questions about its no-interest financing options for the purchase of guns and ammunition.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.'s new consumer-focused digital bank will be born out of its Manufacturers Bank subsidiary — a relatively small commercial bank with nine branches and no consumer business to speak of.