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Nearly 900 institutions are set to receive a payout related to the demise of Southwest Corporate FCU, but the agency could ultimately return as much as $2.5 billion tied to the corporate credit union failures of 2009 and 2010.

In the most sweeping capital distribution order since the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve says it will prohibit big banks from buying back their stock in the third quarter and limit dividend payments to second-quarter levels.

Deferral periods on scores of commercial loans will soon be ending, and many banks’ profits this year could turn on whether borrowers can resume making payments or will seek extensions.

National Credit Union Administration Chairman Rodney Hood told a NAFCU audience now is the time to take action on the member business lending cap so credit unions can continue to help with the coronavirus recovery.

Five financial regulatory agencies clarified the meaning of "covered funds" under the Volcker Rule. Meanwhile, the FDIC gave certain banks more flexibility in interaffiliate exchanges of swaps and adopted a workaround of a court decision governing interest rates on loans sold across state lines.

Luxury has gone out the window during coronavirus when it comes to credit card rewards point redemptions, according to new data from PayPal on where people are redeeming accumulated rewards.

Titi Cole was recruited away from Wells Fargo to join Citi as head of global operations and fraud prevention. She’ll report to Jane Fraser, the CEO of global consumer banking.

With just 13 decisions remaining on the docket this session, the high court's highly anticipated ruling in a case challenging the agency's leadership structure could come as early as next Monday.

Brick-and-mortar merchants that have shifted to online have changed their risk profile, causing conflicts with the fintechs like Square that handle their payments. And that could be an opportunity for banks.

Big firms need nimble operators to create streamlined processes that match shifting customer behaviors, says DealRockit's David Carmell

The Paycheck Protection Program had more than $100 billion in funding left as of last Saturday, with only days remaining until the Small Business Administration stops taking new applications on June 30.

Despite success lobbying for PPP inclusion and the elimination of Regulation D, the industry must continue to push for additional reforms.

The embattled German payments company filed for insolvency, while its former COO is either on the run or looking for the missing $2 billion; the giant asset manager is looking to hire more college graduates rather than poach junior bankers.

With most major industry events cancelled or moved online for the remainder of the year, it's unclear whether a retooled format can replicate the education and networking many in the movement have come to expect.

When looking back at the pandemic, customers will only remember which companies went above and beyond for them, says Adobe's Mark Masterson.

A sneak peek of a new podcast launching on American Banker later this summer as part of our Leaders Forum, where senior voices and innovators will share their leadership experiences and perspectives on business-critical topics. Arizent CEO Gemma Postlethwaite talks with Ernie Johannson, BMO’s Group Head of North American Personal and Business Banking, about leadership during the Covid-19 crisis, organizational agility and lessons in discernment.

An imminent high court ruling about the independence of the bureau's director, coupled with an election victory for Joe Biden, could doom a plan to extend GSEs' exemption from tough debt-to-income requirements on mortgages.

Top executives from Citigroup and Goldman Sachs offered warnings Wednesday about why the U.S. economy may be slow to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic.

A key Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Carolyn Maloney has a slim lead over a primary challenger, Suraj Patel, a progressive political activist and New York University professor.

The companies said the "meaningful impacts" of the coronavirus pandemic led them to terminate the $2.7 billion deal.