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Titi Cole, a former executive at Citigroup, is now on the company's board of directors; Citizens Financial Group has formed a trust subsidiary as part of its wealth management and private bank expansion efforts; shareholders of Atlantic Union Bankshares and Sandy Spring Bancorp approved the two companies' planned merger; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Nine bank branches, many belonging to top U.S. banks, were affected by the recent Los Angeles wildfires.

Jon Weiss, Wells Fargo's co-CEO of corporate and investment banking resigned from his position with plans to retire; A new CFPB report says military service members paid more for auto loans and add-on products; City National Bank's Kelly Coffee is leaving the bank after her 2023 demotion; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Christopher Mufarrige is named acting director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection; TD Bank promotes Andrew Stewart, Nadir Johnes and Jo Jagadish; PayPal's John Kim is leaving the company; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Wakefield, Massachusetts-based The Savings Bank named Raichelle Kallery as its president and CEO; Los Angeles-based Banc of California is donating $1M to launch a recovery fund in response to the wildfires devastating Southern California; Amazon agreed to acquire the Bengaluri-based fintech Axio; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The top five banks and thrifts had combined assets of more than $13 trillion as of Sept. 30.

Texas Capital Bancshares promotes Aimee Williams-Ramey to chief human resources officer; M&T Bank hires Wells Fargo veteran Krista Phillips for newly created post of chief customer officer; Paul Connolly and Paul Speiss age out of their positions on Eastern Bankshares' board; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Regulatory shifts and loan growth are some of the hot-button topics banks will seek to address as they start sharing their fourth-quarter reports next week.

The top five banks with the largest portfolios of home equity loans had more than $94 million in loans combined for the third quarter of last year.

Each year, American Banker recognizes the women who are advancing the payments industry in banking, retail, acquiring, processing and more.

Several crypto-friendly voices join the Senate Banking Committee from Nebraska and Ohio, while Democrats leave a banking policy expert off the House Financial Services Committee.

The top five banks with the largest portfolios of commercial and industrial loans had more than $1.03 billion when combined.

The gulf between what small businesses need and what banks are providing could be an opportunity for bankers.

A recent industry survey finds most participating banks predict asset growth for 2025; Frax Finance launches a new stablecoin backed by BlackRock; Camden National closes its acquisition of Northway Financial; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued some of the largest U.S. corporations and banks before the changeover to the Trump administration later this month.

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

Jamie Dimon and Brian Moynihan are among the eight chief executives whose blunt, pithy or pugnacious turns of phrase made the year more colorful.

A number of banks mixed up their executive teams in the past year, as they shifted strategy, handled regulatory problems or planned for retirement.

These banks are expected to draw regulatory scrutiny in the coming year. 

In a collaboration with Coinbase and Flexa, Regal theaters now accept on-chain U.S. digital currency payments for movie tickets and concessions; the Bank of Nova Scotia has completed its second investment in KeyCorp; Fiserv entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian-based payments fintech Payfare; and more in this week's banking news roundup.