Decreased funding for Community Development Financial Institutions and the declawing of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are top of mind for bankers.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it would cease its participation in interagency principles for regulating climate-related risks at the banks it regulates. 

An executive order requiring the government to stop issuing paper checks is expected to help banks, which have seen a rise in check fraud with the introduction of mobile deposits and digital check imaging.

This transaction, following Rocket's purchase of Redfin, could be the start of the creation of large players to compete with the likes of Zillow.

The deal was highly vetted with regulators following the publicly traded company's failure to obtain approval in a past agreement, an executive said.

Here's what bankers should know about Trump's recent crypto reserve moves, Evolve Bank's continued fallout, artificial intelligence and other technology news.