BancFirst Corp. plans to acquire American Bank of Oklahoma; JPMorganChase rolls out a new platform to advise clients on international dynamics; Greg Cunningham takes on a new title, expanded duties at U.S. Bancorp; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five credit unions in the ranking had combined deposits of more than $278 billion as of Dec. 31.

Months after OceanFirst Financial settled federal redlining allegations, it received the highest possible Community Reinvestment Act rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. CEO Christopher Maher said the bank made a "significant effort" to introduce its lending products to markets it had recently entered via acquisition.

The Senate's version of a stablecoin regulation bill cleared a key procedural hurdle as the Senate voted 66-32 to invoke cloture on the legislation. A final vote on the Senate floor is expected within weeks.

The Cincinnati-based bank has partnered with the fintech Trust & Will to make estate planning easy, accessible — and free.

The Connecticut-based community bank announced a raft of new board and executive appointments, giving shape to a new strategy aimed at winning more business from high-net-worth individuals.

The tentative settlement represents a step toward resolving an issue that hung over Capital One's acquisition of Discover. That blockbuster deal closed on Sunday.

U.S. banks are sorted into different regulatory regimes based on asset-size thresholds established in another era. Those classifications need to be recalibrated and indexed to inflation.

Ease of use and client accessibility was key to client adoption and core to the bank's design.

MainStreet Bancshares in Fairfax hopes investors will endorse its plan to refocus on basic community banking after shuttering its embedded banking unit. But a prominent shareholder is urging management to sell.

Three executives at Space City Credit Union in Houston will get a total of $6.75 million if the cooperative's members approve a merger. The 12,000 or so members will split $5 million.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is accusing Capital One of deliberately deceiving customers and obscuring higher interest rates. The lawsuit comes less than three months after the CFPB dropped a similar case against the bank.

Prior to the arrangement, gig workers were paid via prepaid cards. The new method is more secure and easier for users to manage.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dismissed or withdrawn from more than 20 lawsuits as the Trump administration reverses the work done during the Biden era.

Average Americans are souring on their own financial health, according to a New York Fed survey. That includes their ability to pay off their debts.

Serious delinquencies on student loans jumped tenfold at the start of 2025, shortly after lenient pandemic-era policies came to an end. The greater pressure on consumers' wallets is a cause for concern at banks that rely on borrowers' ability to repay their debts..

Richmond, Virginia-based Atlantic Union is still integrating its recent acquisition of Sandy Spring Bank in Maryland. But CEO John Asbury has already begun plotting a new expansion course.

Citizens & Northern's deal for Susquehanna Community is the eighth involving a Pennsylvania seller in less than two years. An industry consultant based in the Keystone State expects the pace to slow as the number of buyers dwindles.