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Apple has never built an iPhone capable of making Near Field Communication payments, but we know it has been studying the technology closely for years. With its Worldwide Developers Conference taking place this week, Apple may finally be ready to reveal what it's been working on.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

Apple has never built an iPhone capable of making Near Field Communication payments, but we know it has been studying the technology closely for years. With its Worldwide Developers Conference taking place this week, Apple may soon reveal what it's been working on.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

Several banks have thrived on failed-bank acquisitions since the financial crisis. Here are the most active shoppers, in terms of the number of failures they have bid on, based on data from SNL Financial.

A selection of images capturing all the good things credit unions are doing in their neighborhoods.

Since its formal launch, Isis has very aggressively marketed its mobile wallet. The venture of AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile has offered numerous freebies and statement credits to anyone willing to try it out, and recent figures show that these efforts may be paying off.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

The second quarter is more than halfway over, making it a good time to identify the pressures mounting on banks and where they need to show improvement by their next earnings reports.

On May 20, 2013, a cataclysmic tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, destroying everything in its path. Or almost everything. Tinker FCU's branch was decimated by the cyclone, but the members and staff who were inside the branch when tornado hit were able to barricade themselves inside the branch vault and made it through alive. On the one-year anniversary, Tinker FCU looks back at the damage and looks forward with the new branch that was rebuilt at the site.

A selection of photos featuring what credit unions' have been doing in their communities.

Square has added and removed many features over its few short years as it refines its mobile-pay pitch in an effort to win more merchants. Its removal of the Square Wallet app was the latest of many revisions to the company's strategy.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

Bankers are optimistic that they will bounce back after a harsh winter in almost every part of the country raised their snow removal costs, slashed mortgage income and slowed overall customer activity.

Median CEO pay at the four largest banks rose 16.7% last year compared to 2012, according to governance watchdog GMI Ratings. In comparison, median pay for the other banks with at least $50 billion in assets fell 17%. Here are the industry's highest-compensated CEOs.

Median pay for CEOs at banks with less than $20 billion of assets typically pales in comparison with the executive compensation at larger institutions. Still, some CEOs at smaller banks are richly rewarded. Figures, provided by GMI Ratings and SNL Financial, are for 2013.

A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

The car phone may be a relic of a bygone era, but more automobile and parking companies are looking for ways to put the mobile phone back in the driver's seat. And in many cases, payments are making the connection.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council released its annual report to Congress on Wednesday detailing steps regulators have taken in implementing financial reform and what remains on their agenda. It also specified their top concerns, including some threats that could topple the financial system. Following are their biggest worries.