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      <title><![CDATA[ Alabama community bank to introduce digital small-business brand ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The 22nd State Bank in Mobile has been developing its national Always.bank subsidiary over the past year. 22nd State, which was founded in 1917, eyeing a summertime launch for the online unit.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:20:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>John Reosti</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank. Warsh will take the reins from Jerome Powell, who said he will remain on the Federal Reserve Board.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Claire Williams</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Trump's 'war on DEI' reaches PayPal  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The payment company will waive transaction fees totaling about $30 million for veteran-owned, farming, manufacturing or technology-based small businesses following an investigation into a six-year-old former investment program designed for Black and minority-owned small businesses.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>John Adams</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ JPMorgan names trio to co-lead global investment banking ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The largest U.S. bank by assets announced a series of leadership changes affecting its global investment banking business, including three new co-heads to oversee the segment.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Allissa Kline</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Fed survey: Americans feel financially secure despite prices ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ An annual Federal Reserve survey of nearly 13,000 respondents found that households generally felt financially secure in 2025, though many cited rising prices as a lingering concern.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:42:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Maria Volkova</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Affirm seeks bank apps to build its BNPL empire  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ At its first investor forum since 2023, Affirm outlined its plans for Affirm Edge, an attempt to build broader networks for its buy now/pay later loans through bank integrations.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:13:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Joey Pizzolato</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Banks want fluent AI users, not more coders ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ American Banker's AI Talent Shift survey of 206 banking professionals ranks AI fluency first and pure software-development skills last.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:17:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Carter Pape</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Goldman president says bank is 'human assembly line' facing automation ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Machines are increasingly being handling back-office roles at <a href="https://www.americanbanker.com/organization/goldman-sachs">Goldman Sachs</a> and across Wall Street, leading to questions about potential job losses.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ A banker's guide to the Senate's crypto bill markup ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Amendments to a long-awaited crypto market structure bill slated to be marked up in the Senate Banking Committee Thursday would force lawmakers to vote for or against the banking industry's desired changes to the legislation.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:58:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Claire Williams</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ House advances community bank relief bills ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The trio of community bank regulatory relief bills passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday night would ease exam intensity and frequency for smaller firms; it would also expand Treasury mentorships between community banks and larger lenders.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Ebrima Santos Sanneh</dc:creator>
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