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In a sprawling consent order, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau order cited mismanagement that extended from auto loans to mortgages and deposit accounts. Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf called the agreement a critical milestone to "put these issues behind us."

Changes that began at individual banks in 2021 gained steam this year, as many large and midsize banks reduced their reliance on overdraft-related charges. Federal and state policymakers were key catalysts of the sea change.

Banks, fintechs and credit unions are cautiously investing in technology and customer experience as next year's economy remains uncertain.

Dicier credit conditions, recession fears and tougher regulatory scrutiny combined to weaken merger activity in 2022. A push for scale is bound to resume when interest rates level off — at least among smaller banks, analysts say.

The business being sold to Madison Dearborn Partners provides trustee and administrative services to asset managers and retirement plans.

Centralized development programs for new companies provide access to potential clients and investors.

Banks, fintechs and advisors are cautiously pushing investments next year to keep up with industry expectations.

Many believe the Federal Reserve will slow down rate increases beginning in December.. Steve Friedman, senior macroeconomist at MacKay Shields, will join us the day after the meeting to discuss what was done and what he expects in the future.

Blair will succeed longtime executive Kessel Stelling as chairperson of the bank's board of directors after joining Synovus in 2016 and moving into the CEO position last April.

The Korean American bank's leader talks about her expansion plans, what she learned from former bosses and how Koreatown, and the community, is changing.

In a survey by J.D. Power, customers of nine large banks expressed their growing unhappiness with service from human employees. Discontent rose the most among consumers under age 40.

In a joint statement, the agencies said the public would have another month to respond to the various questions posed about living wills in October.

Bible spent 14 years at BB&T and Truist before announcing his retirement earlier this year. He will replace Darren King, who will remain at M&T in a new role.

The app, Magnusmode, includes illustrated instructions for depositing a check, using an ATM and more. M&T Bank was its first U.S. bank partner.

Remote deposit capabilities have vastly improved banking services for residents of villages in western Alaska. But unreliable service means some face difficulties when trying to access their banking apps or make payments.

Employees of a Lake Michigan Credit Union branch say they're fighting to organize after upper management failed to respond to their complaints about pay disparity, COVID-19 benefits and more.

The deal is the banking titan's latest investment in fintech.

Regulators are chastising banks for compliance lapses among their fintech partners. But some say the software companies that connect them share some responsibility.

Nikkee Rhody, chief of strategy at Central Payments, and Shannon Huether, vice president of project management and implementations, explain how the company tailored every aspect of its hiring practice to make sure it reaches the talented women that other fintechs overlook.

Elizabeth McCaul, the first American to serve on the European Central Bank's supervisory board, talks crypto controls, systemic risk and the need for regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to do a better job of harnessing data.