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An uptick in problem loans within the heavily scrutinized office sector pushed down share prices at Rhode Island-based Washington Trust and Bank OZK in Little Rock, Arkansas, even though both banks reported solid profits.
April 22
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Both banks deny their networks were breached. Experts say the data likely points to a single vendor that was compromised.
April 22
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James filed a pair of lawsuits against Coinbase and Gemini arguing that they violated New York's sports gambling laws.
April 22
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Credit risk transfers, a means by which banks can move risk off their balance sheets, earned considerable bipartisan support in a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing Wednesday.
April 22
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Tether launches a wallet, Rain issues a crypto card and MoneyGram extends stablecoin services in El Salvador. That and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.
April 22
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American Banker's 2026 AI Talent Shift survey found that half of all respondents said they are at least moderately literate in AI.
April 22
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday defended cuts to the Community Development Financial Institution Fund in the president's 2027 budget, telling the Senate Appropriations Committee that the program had pursued a "partisan wish list."
April 22
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The Cleveland-based regional bank plans to acquire Clearwater UK, a middle-market investment banking advisory firm. The transaction marks Key's first entry into the Western European market.
April 22
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The card network and the video platform are issuing a credit card in the U.K. to address irregular compensation patterns for creators.
April 22
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Robert Kazdin worked for 20 years in housing finance and mortgage regulation. He served as a director of mortgage credit pricing at Fannie Mae, as a senior examiner at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, and as a regulator at the Office of Thrift Supervision. He is currently retired.
April 22
