

Industry experts say regional banks have roughly a two-year window in which to merge, before they risk the clock expiring on the Trump administration's M&A-friendly policies.
The order covers the European units of JPMorganChase, Goldman, Citi and Morgan Stanley, and previews what U.S. regulators may eventually demand.
The proposal calls for banks to make their compliance programs "risk-based" and pledges to emphasize "systemic" flaws with anti-money laundering programs rather than "isolated" shortcomings.
As JPMorganChase, Wells Fargo and others chase a potential $15 billion deal to buy Fiserv's Star network, experts say the growth of AI-powered transactions and competition among bank technology firms will make debit routing a hot commodity, portending more M&A and placing pressure on traditional card networks.
A $160 million deal to merge Hometown Financial Group subsidiaries and Primary Bank will lead to consolidation under a single brand name of TruNorth.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said in a speech Tuesday morning that she is working with other regulators around the world to emphasize innovation in the banking sector, including with artificial intelligence.