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Affirm partners with Sixth Street to sell its buy now/pay later loans to the investment firm; Associated Banc-Corp promotes Steven Zandpour to deputy head of consumer and business banking; Visa Direct speeds up its money transfers; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

From mail theft to video games, a variety of trends shaped scams and fraud in 2024 — and made the schemes more expensive for everyone.

From Donald Trump to Gunjan Kedia, Jerome Powell to Jamie Dimon, here are the people who will impact the industry this year (including Taylor Swift).

The trend of credit unions buying banks is a lightning rod for controversy in the banking industry. Despite this, such mergers are increasingly common.

Unity Bank in Clinton, NJ, now offers EV charging stations in a collaboration with Encore Energy Group; fintech Beneficient announced its agreement to acquire Puerto Rico-based Mercantile Bank; Trump named payments exec Jared Isaacman to run NASA; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The three largest deals had an average round amount of more than $121 million.

The top five banks in this list closed a net total of 175 branches in the third quarter.

Buy now/pay later firms launched new products and announced new operational strategies this week as they prepare for an expected increase in demand this holiday shopping season, while Revolut's CEO laid out plans for 2025.

The top five community banks averaged a return on average assets of 6.27% as of June 30.

The Federal Reserve released additional information about its periodic review of its monetary policy strategy, tools and communications framework; TD Bank Group announced Michelle Myers will succeed Anita O'Dell as global chief auditor; Provident Financial Services will expand its commercial lending team; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Sen. Mike Rounds, Rep. French Hill and former FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams were among the speakers Tuesday at the American Fintech Council's Policy Summit.

This year's honorees demonstrate the courage and experience necessary to address the rise of digital commerce, AI, bank and fintech rivals.

The number of banks announcing plans to sell this year reached 108 by the end of Oct.; Truist Financial promoted Brad Bender to chief risk officer; Old Point Financial made Cathy W. Liles its chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

This year, nine banks with more than $10 billion of assets made it onto American Banker's Best Banks to Work For 2024 ranking. Pinnacle Financial Partners in Tennessee is the largest bank on the list.

This year, 22 banks with assets between $3 billion and $10 billion made American Banker's Best Bank to Work For 2024 ranking.

The top five community banks averaged a return on average equity of 115.97% as of June 30.

The majority of banks on American Banker's Best Banks to Work For 2024 list are small banks with assets of less than $3 billion.

The top five banks have combined construction loans of more than $71 billion.

This year, 90 banks made American Banker's 12th annual Best Banks to Work For ranking. The leaders of these institutions share how they keep their employees happy.

U.S. military veterans and active duty personnel have four mortgage industry participants looking to enhance their ability to take advantage of their benefits.