Retail & Commercial

Whether intentionally or not, regulatory incentives and punishments drive banks out of a lending market, to the detriment of the banking industry, consumers, American business and, in the long run, regulators themselves.

The top five banks and thrifts have combined deposits of more than $7.5 trillion in Q4 of 2024.

An internal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau memo says the agency will shift enforcement and supervisory work to the states and cease oversight of all nonbanks and Big Tech firms.

The regional bank is offloading a $1.9 billion student loan portfolio in order to focus on its relationships with existing customers, said CEO Bruce Van Saun.

Nashville-based FB Financial announced the opening of a new office in Asheville, North Carolina, a week after striking a $381 million deal for an Alabama-based community bank.

One day after taking the helm as CEO, Gunjan Kedia was candid about the company's lagging stock price, telling analysts that she is "not happy" with it.

The Memphis-based bank said the pace and quantity of interest rate cuts will be a determining factor in its performance. In the first quarter, its deposit costs continued to fall, but those strides were offset by soft loan growth.

President Trump's first administration laid the foundation for open banking in the United States through market-oriented principles. His second administration now has the opportunity to build upon this foundation.

A federal judge in Texas found that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had violated the CARD Act by barring banks from charging late fees for credit cards.

Bunq Tuesday announced it applied for a broker-dealer license with FINRA and the SEC and had a 65% increase in year-over-year profits.