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After 60 years as a Fed watcher with the last 30 as a Fed critic, some would say Fed basher, Ken Thomas has developed a Q&A screening tool that President Trump should use for vetting Federal Reserve governors and the Senate should use for confirming them.

The Pittsburgh-based company's plan to buy FirstBank marks its first bank deal since its purchase of BBVA USA in 2021, which rapidly propelled its presence in the South and Southeast.

The megabank will continue its international retail strategy by opening business in Germany next year, starting by offering savings accounts to consumers.

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made similar changes to their policy when it comes to disclosures and retention rules for an appeal of a valuation.

Organizers of the planned Portrait Bank say they're well ahead of initial capital-raising goals as they near completion on leasing a property to serve as headquarters

The payment company is incenting users to adopt Perplexity's Comet Browser, automating subscription management and shopping as card networks and other payment companies ramp up use of generative artificial intelligence.

The wireless service plans join a variety of banking and payment products offered by OnePay, a fintech company backed by the big-box retailer Walmart.

Stephen Miran will take unpaid leave from and might seek to return to President Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, he said, raising conflict of interest questions in his nomination hearing for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and allegations of mortgage fraud, allegations that spurred President Trump to terminate her position on the Fed Board last week. Cook is challenging the president's authority to remove her in court.

Stephen Miran, currently serving as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, has been tapped to fill an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board at a time when President Trump is working to secure his hold on the central bank.

The giant custody bank plans to offer specialized instruction in cybersecurity, AI and other topics to 1,000 community bank executives.

The bank and Chinese technology giant are speeding transaction processing for business payments, Airwallex makes a deal to bolster its payments tech and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.

The superregional bank, which pulled the plug on bitcoin custody services in 2022, is reintroducing those services following the demise of an unfavorable SEC rule.

The payment company claims the bank is trying to "take advantage" of uncertainty around open banking regulations.

Sen. Ron Wyden says Treasury is sitting on thousands of Epstein-related banking records including wire transfers, payments and suspicious activity reports that could expose the financial industry to scrutiny over its involvement in Epstein's sex-trafficking scheme.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto G. Musalem said central bank autonomy leads to lower inflation and stable employment numbers. His comments come amid the Trump administration's attempt to remove a Fed board member for cause.

As state-level regulators rush in to fill the gap left by a shrinking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, bank products will have to comply with dozens of potentially conflicting state requirements.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook's attorneys filed additional motions in her suit against President Donald Trump over his attempt to oust her from the central bank last week. A judge overseeing the case set a Thursday deadline for final briefs.

Rent-seeking banks looking to profit from their monopoly on access to customer data can't be allowed to stymie the development of open banking in the U.S.

Most big banks saw modest reductions in their requirements following this year's stress tests. The results come as the Fed prepares to smooth year-to-year swings with a new averaging rule.