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The opinion that supports national banks' ability to avoid paying interest on certain mortgage accounts in New York is unlikely to be the last word.
May 8
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The payments company posted strong adjusted earnings following a dramatic downsizing, which management attributed to the influence of artificial intelligence.
May 8
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Steve Armstrong is vice president of operations and finance atPTO Exchange , a benefits platform for employees.May 8
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The Securities and Exchange Commission initially offered $179.5 million to Michael Bacon, who provided key information to the government about Wells Fargo's fake-accounts scandal. But shortly after SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins took office, the amount was sharply reduced.
May 8
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Bankers and tech executives at SAS' annual conference said agentic AI is still in the "terrible twos" stage and requires human supervision.
May 8
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The 21st century financial system that digital currency promised is being built, but by banks, not by the bitcoin crowd.
May 8
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Employers hired an additional 115,000 workers in April, while unemployment remained unchanged at 4.3%. Despite the positive headline figure, a spike in newly unemployed workers and a rising number of underemployed workers suggests instability under the surface.
May 8
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The revelation that Mythos, the latest version of Anthropic's Claude large language model, can unearth unknown vulnerabilities in computer systems and websites is a crisis moment, especially for community banks.
May 8
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Almost 60 SBA loans originated by Community Bank & Trust — West Georgia were classified as noncurrent, according to Small Business Administration records. Last week, Community became the second U.S. bank to fail in 2026.
May 8
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Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook said Friday that she believes tokenization could improve efficiency across the financial system, including faster settlement times and more effective recordkeeping. But those advantages will take place within traditional finance rather than supplanting it, she said.
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