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Investors should start snapping up some regional bank stocks that were battered by this year's selloff, Citigroup analyst Keith Horowitz said.

With worries about inflation and the economy, fintechs and banks sense an opportunity for new technology that speeds transactions and slices overhead.

In September's roundup of top banking news: Truist Financial promises to cut costs by roughly $750 million; former Wells Fargo exec Carrie Tolstedt is sentenced to three years probation; and more.

With two decades of experience in the insurance industry, Simon Pascoe is a seasoned professional in both brokerage and underwriting. Prior to his role as a director at FD Beck, Simon enjoyed a successful 8-year management career with one of the world's largest general insurers.

Commercial real estate borrowers, including vulnerable office tower landlords, are increasingly struggling to make payments and, as a result, more lenders are expected to report higher credit costs.

MidWestOne will reinvest proceeds of branch sales into Denver Bankshares; promotions are afoot in JPMorgan's investment banking unit; Bethpage Federal Credit Union expands into Queens and New Jersey; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

With the firm's $75 million settlement this week with the US Virgin Islands, the echoes from the bank's association with the convicted sex offender continue to reverberate.

The former employee is accused of shuffling information to two friends.

John Mullane is director of market operations, accounting and finance, at the staffing and recruiting firm Aston Carter.