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Industry economists and analysts were predicting single digit quarter-to-quarter gains, but a trio of large banks had an over 30% rise in mortgage volume.

Financial Planning's Compensation Survey measured the total pay of hundreds of financial advisors and, perhaps more importantly, the lessons they would share to aspiring planners about forging a successful career.

For the banks involved in the record-shattering IPO, this year's second quarter was marked by a spike in investment banking income.

In his first congressional appearance as Fed chair, Warsh criticized past bailouts and voiced concern over stablecoin risks, without ruling out future intervention.

JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon declined to give specifics on when he will step down, saying the decision ultimately rests with the board of directors.

Alex Karp told CNBC the frontier model providers are charging too much for tokens and taking customers' intellectual property. Here are the risks to bankers' strategies.

Housing professionals say the ROAD Act provides a blueprint for addressing housing supply and affordability challenges, but what comes next will largely depend on funding decisions and whether states and local governments adopt the initiatives outlined in the law.

A detailed look at bank merger-and-acquisition activity between January and June reveals a significant slowdown in announcements and a decline in deal value and pricing. The deceleration coincided with the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

The volume of bankruptcy filings has been climbing, particularly among small businesses. But analysts note that the numbers are still below pre-pandemic levels.

The card network may sell a London-based processing subsidiary, reportedly amid government pressure on U.S. payments domination in local markets.

A group of 24 state-focused advocacy groups are banding together to form a national coalition to fight against industry lobbies as a federal EWA law threatens states' regulatory independence. Opponents of EWA say it resembles payday lending.

Nathan McCauley, CEO of Anchorage Bank, sits down with tech reporter Melinda Lucy to discuss the GENIUS Act's enablement of digital asset innovation for banks and future opportunities surrounding the anticipated CLARITY Act.

Jeff Sinnot, CEO of Vantage Bank and American Banker's 2026 Most Innovative Person In Finance, sits down with tech reporter Melinda Lucy to talk about the bank's diversified approach to digital assets and the opportunities the DeFi sector holds for community banks.

Caitlin Long, CEO of Custodia Bank, sits down with tech reporter Melinda Lucy to talk about the bank's launch of its on-chain Hazel Network in partnership with Vantage Bank, the stablecoins versus tokenized deposits debate and how the Hazel Network brings the two technologies together under a familiar legal framework for banks.

Kentland Federal became the third bank this year to fail; meanwhile, American Banker today publishes its list of the best-performing small banks.

In American Banker's ranking of banks with the strongest metrics, here is this year's list, based on 2025 data from Capital Performance Group.

The bipartisan housing package, dismissed by President Trump as a "yawn," takes effect automatically after he declined to sign it in protest over stalled voter ID legislation.

The failure of Kentland Federal Savings and Loan, the nation's smallest standalone bank at $3.7 million of assets, will cause an estimated $1.2 million hit to the deposit insurance fund, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Kentland's failure is the third bank failure in 2026.

The Wyoming digital asset bank is requesting that the high court review previous decisions granting the central bank 'unbounded, unreviewable discretion' in light of its recent Cook and Slaughter rulings. A decision could impact how cryptocurrency intersects with the standard banking system.