First Foundation will use the large investment to shrink its multifamily loan portfolio, which has weighed down its earnings since interest rates began rising.

Maryland-based Forbright Bank, which is led by a onetime Democratic presidential candidate, relied extensively on brokered deposits as it grew after a 2021 rebranding. The bank says it has made changes in response to regulators' concerns.

A pair of rulings upended the deference afforded to agency interpretations of the law and extended the statute of limitations to bring regulatory challenges. But experts say the impact on banking regulation will likely be limited.

During a panel discussion at American Banker's Digital Banking conference last week, experts from American Commerce Bank discussed the launch of its virtual banking platform and theorized why other executives might be slow adopters.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell brushed away concerns that a second Trump presidency could imperil the central bank's independence.

With the Federal Reserve holding interest rates at elevated levels through the first half of the year, analysts are sharpening their collective focus on possible fallout from high deposit and borrowing costs.