The Honolulu-based company said it plans to acquire TriCo Bancshares in Chico, California, and retain all of the seller's 68 branches.
The card network may sell a London-based processing subsidiary, reportedly amid government pressure on U.S. payments domination in local markets.
A group of 24 state-focused advocacy groups are banding together to form a national coalition to fight against industry lobbies as a federal EWA law threatens states' regulatory independence. Opponents of EWA say it resembles payday lending.
The HR software is used by scores of U.S. banks, including many of the largest ones. The case also raises broader questions about job candidate screening and who is liable when an AI tool causes disparate impact.
A November ballot measure will ask voters whether to establish the nation's first municipal public bank. The harder question of how to capitalize such a bank is being left for later.
The Federal Reserve governor said the central bank should consider near-term rate hikes if core-measures of inflation continue to climb.
