Brent Huisman routinely solicited and received handouts from auto auction companies, the Federal Reserve said in an enforcement action that bans him from the banking industry. The gifts included Super Bowl tickets and luxury hotel stays, according to a lawsuit that Huisman eventually paid $275,000 to settle.

Banks in Mastercard's True Name program, which allows transgender and nonbinary customers to get cards bearing their preferred name, often use those customers' legal names elsewhere. Three challenger banks have made adaptations to achieve greater consistency across all communication channels.

The combined institution would have more than $280 million of assets and serve close to 20,000 members.

The company says that marketing its deposit products could help build deeper customer relationships, particularly with student loan borrowers. “We're not just a credit card issuer,” CEO Roger Hochschild told analysts.

The $85 million acquisition of Metro Phoenix Bank would more than double Alerus Financial’s loans and deposits in the nation’s fifth-largest city.

With prices increasing faster than they have since the 1990s, the Federal Reserve appears poised to tighten monetary policy. Top industry executives are worried about the chances of either a recession or runaway inflation, depending on whether the central bank moves too quickly or too slowly.