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After nearly a decade of regulatory headaches, Discover Financial Services is looking to sell its private student loan business. Its stock jumped 4% after the news.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that has large stakes for bankers who get into hot water with their regulators. Conservative justices asked tough questions of a Biden administration lawyer who defended agencies' reliance on administrative law judges.

The Berkshire Hathaway legacy of Warren Buffett's longtime business partner includes large checks written to national banks as well as curt remarks about the industry's shortcomings. Munger died on Tuesday, a few weeks before of his 100th birthday.

Total loans at U.S. banks with less than $10 billion of assets grew by 1.9% in the third quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. That was a slowdown from the previous quarter, and concerns about the viability of commercial real estate lending could dampen activity further.

Morais, who leads the auto lender's consumer and commercial banking divisions, is preparing to leave as Ally Financial conducts a search for its next chief executive officer. She had been seen as a potential candidate to replace outgoing CEO Jeffrey Brown.

Two years after acquiring the installment lender Afterpay, Block, which also owns Square, is seeing the payoff of a strategy that focuses on the sale of specialty items.

The platform will allow banks to share the names and account information of suspected scammers almost in real time. The American Bankers Association is set to test the system with a group of 20 pilot banks early next year.

The 10 largest credit unions in the nation all saw surges in credit card charge-offs in the third quarter, as a growing number of consumers struggle to make ends meet.

Diverse employee resource groups and skill set development programs for identifying rising professionals are key methods for enticing — and retaining — the next generation of tech and business experts, said executives.

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve and monetary policy. Join us as Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist and managing director at BMO Economics, breaks down the latest FOMC meeting.

The smallest banks made up more than half of American Banker's Best Banks to Work For ranking this year.

Two dozen institutions fell into this midtier asset category for American Banker's Best Banks to Work For ranking this year.

Eleven institutions with at least $10 billion of assets made American Banker's Best Banks to Work For ranking this year. Read on to see who made the cut.

U.S. regulators' swift action in March to ring-fence the banking sector after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank might have had an unintended consequence of driving cash out of bond funds by enhancing the appeal of deposits, two New York Fed researchers say.

The move by the company's new CEO is designed to promote greater network effects and benefits for paying members. Bank CEOs say the network helps smaller banks compete.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has been a prolific acquirer, purchasing the insurance brokerages from multiple banks over the last year. Its management has indicated it has another $3.5 billion that it can use for more deals.

An investigation uncovered the fact that Prashant Bhardwaj, whom the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency hired to be Deputy Comptroller and Chief Financial Technology Officer in March, had a resume full of lies.

Young adults exiting the foster care system often lack the documents and relationships they need to engage with financial products early on. Some advocates, including many in the Texas Legislature, are working to change that.

Honorees on this year's list of the Most Powerful Women in credit unions have adopted tools powered by AI to help provide 24/7 support to members in a variety of languages, while also expanding access to vital capital for those from underserved communities.

The number of women CEOs at top-50 banks will soon fall to one with the departure of Kelly Coffey from the top job at City National Bank. The recent trend line shines a light on the industry's shallow bench of women in C-suite roles.