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Workers at the former CUNA Mutual Group in Madison, Wisconsin, returned to work after securing tentative agreements on two of their five key demands.

The 50 companies that made American Banker's annual list share insights into what makes their workplace culture enticing for potential new hires and current staff members.

If history is any guide, periods of disruption in the industry are followed by regulatory resets, which in turn force banks to compete for the talent needed to meet new compliance demands.

Both loan demand and credit availability have contracted sharply, according to senior executives at several of the nation's largest banks. Their comments came against the specter of a potential recession.

In a vote of confidence in the industry, insiders aggressively bought shares of their own companies after a crisis sparked the collapse of four regional lenders earlier this year.

Fintech VC funding flooded into consumer-focused companies in 2021. Now, the tides are changing direction.

More than half of U.S. consumers now use digital wallets, according to new data from J.D. Power. But PayPal and Apple Pay have a huge lead over rivals, and are already experienced combatants in the battle for consumers' spending.

The resilience of the largest banks around the world is considered essential to the ongoing safe functioning of the global financial system.

The banking crisis set in motion by the failure of three banks has the industry focusing once more on how to avoid the same scenario.

The locations being shuttered are spread across eight states, according to a spokesperson. JPMorgan took over 84 First Republic branches when it bought the failed San Francisco bank a month ago. 

The unit's CEO, Jeff Leerink, and his management team are said to be preparing to announce a deal for the firm in the coming days, pending approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and other Republicans have signed on to a bill that would bolster the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s ability to claw back the compensation of the executives of failed banks.

The Federal Reserve Board and California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation want to ensure the shuttered bank makes good on its commitment to self-liquidate and make depositors whole. It also wants full cooperation on an investigation into FTX ties.

In May's roundup of American Banker's favorite stories: Washington state plans to provide mortgage assistance to help address historical discrimination, an insider look at how Comerica is faring with the Treasury's Direct Express program, the fall of First Republic Bank and more.

U.S. banks lost 2.5% of their deposits during the first quarter while credit unions saw a 2.1% quarterly increase, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis. Aggressive marketing — and credit unions' relatively untarnished reputations — helped motivate the shift.

Mobile banking offerings at midsize banks scored below those of their larger peers in a recent customer satisfaction survey. At a time of rising interest rates, consumers are increasingly valuing digital offerings that act as money movement hubs, experts say.

Will this Change the Payments Economic Model?

As legalization occurs across the U.S. the payments industry will need to be ready. Uncertain politics and challenging regulatory issues leave cannabis financial services leaders under constant pressure. 

How are banks partnering with fintechs around digital adoption and supporting underserved and unbanked populations through easy-to-use digital solutions such as digital wallets, mobile banking, and digital payments?

The Pago Transaction Gateway allows payment processors to offer crypto payments to their merchants.  We will discuss how consumers can on-ramp funds, securely make payments, and how merchants can off-ramp the collected funds to traditional bank accounts.