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The Federal Reserve governor said existing reports, including one published by the Fed's inspector general last week, were too limited in scope.

The Golden State appears poised to preempt the Securities and Exchange Commission by enacting rules that would require larger firms to make detailed disclosures about their greenhouse gas emissions. Banking groups are concerned that the state regime won't align with federal rules.

Financial institutions must adopt a tech mindset that aligns with – and promotes – broader enterprise goals.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would not hesitate to take rates to their lower bound again, despite the challenges that rising rates have posed to banks. Economists and policy experts say other parts of the crisis playbook warrant reconsideration.

In a Wednesday Congressional hearing, an assistant superintendent explained why her school district decided to pay a ransom to cyber criminals. It's a cautionary tale for banks, which are often targets.

With worries about inflation and the economy, fintechs and banks sense an opportunity for new technology that speeds transactions and slices overhead.

Commercial real estate borrowers, including vulnerable office tower landlords, are increasingly struggling to make payments and, as a result, more lenders are expected to report higher credit costs.

MSP users who are not Encompass customers are a particular target and vice versa, ICE Mortgage Technology chair Ben Jackson said.

To help those who may not get paid during a budget deadlock, credit unions are reviving past programs such as low-interest loans, payment deferrals and forms of relief.

Financial institutions are generally familiar with ChatGPT, but other options exist such as language models sold by Anthropic and Cohere. Research firms, academics and others are racing to develop benchmarks for comparison shopping.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg said despite earlier proposals for reforming deposit insurance following this spring's bank failures, congressional interest in major reforms has waned and prospects for legislative changes are dim.

Public policy experts debated the effect of rising rates on the mortgage market, the impact on homebuyers and ways that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could exit conservatorship at the National Mortgage News Digital Mortgage Conference.

The Federal Reserve Inspector General's report on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank found that officials at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco wanted to remove the CEO from its board before examiners downgraded SVB's supervisory ratings.

When running a bank branch, there are certain employee behaviors that must be nonnegotiable. But that still leaves plenty of room for improvisation and creativity.

Through its commitment of up to $4 billion in Anthropic, the e-commerce giant can bring advanced analysis, shopping and checkout tech closer to the point of sale — and farther away from traditional transaction processors.

Ally Financial and Workers Credit Union say they've successfully infused marketing campaigns with AR to hype their brands and communicate their corporate values even as skeptics question whether customers are clamoring for the technology.

Cash remains king, but some credit card customers prefer giving their rewards to nonprofits, so the Minneapolis banking giant has made it a year-round option where it's matching donations dollar for dollar.

The bank has joined with four other financial giants — including Barclays, BNP Paribas and HSBC — to launch Endoxa, which will enable the firms to use technology to standardize their approaches to compliance.