The FDIC proposed raising capital requirements for banks with $100 billion or more in total assets gradually over the next five years. Republican appointees on the board opposed the rule as excessive and impetuous.

The credit card swipe fee bill won't be in the defense spending package now, but the bill's Republican co-sponsor believes that it will receive a vote soon.

The Wilmington, North Carolina-based small-business lender is prepping a wider rollout of the business checking account it introduced in the first quarter. Chairman and CEO Chip Mahan said the move will allow the company to "nip at [its competitors'] edges as their customers feel less appreciated."

Following the difficulties of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this spring, banks are approaching the emergency lending facility more proactively, the Federal Reserve chair said.

The regional bank said metropolitan economies across its central and western U.S. footprint are resilient, and new loan opportunities are abundant. Trepidation among competitors, too, is creating openings for the Oklahoma bank, its CEO said in an interview.

Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Graham Steele also spoke favorably of capital changes set to be proposed by banking agencies on Thursday.