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Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., who could be the next House Financial Services Committee chairman, handily won reelection, as did Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., of the Senate Banking Committee. But many consequential races are still too close to call.

Titi Cole of Citi, Ellen Patterson of Wells Fargo and Ernie Johannson of BMO swapped tales and tips on being mentors and mentoring others, at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking conference.

Scams and fraud on real-time payment platforms are well documented. To solve the problem regulators, lawmakers and the public must acknowledge the inherent risks that come with a powerful new technology and develop rules to make it safer.

More than half of bank corporate development professionals surveyed by McKinsey predicted that the next 18 to 24 months will offer better opportunities to create value through acquisitions than the past two years have. Economic uncertainty may provide opportunities for buyers to make deals at discounted prices.

Arbor Bank in Nebraska will customize CD rates and maturities for customers and even show them other options from competitors.

At our Most Powerful Women In Banking conference, the athlete, entrepreneur and pay equity advocate Venus Williams discussed how to create a more diverse and equitable workforce, as well as how a confident mindset is the key to winning in sports, business and life.

Average deposits at the Northern California bank are expected to decline again in the fourth quarter as startups' spending outpaces the venture capital investments they raise. CEO Greg Becker acknowledged the near-term headwinds but said the bank's fundamentals remain solid.

It came as a surprise to many housing experts that Asian, Black and Hispanic homeownership rates all jumped last year by more than 2 percentage points, according to quarterly Census Bureau data.

Under Donna Bland's leadership, Golden 1 Credit Union has grown to more than 1 million members and is now the sixth-largest credit union in the U.S. by assets.

Renée Sattiewhite has played a key role in the African American Credit Union Coalition for more than 20 years. "For me, if credit unions do not embrace DEI, they will die," she said.

Gas, or the fee associated with crypto transactions, is spiking. Canvas and other tech firms are trying to ease this expense to promote the technology's use for payments and other financial services.

In its inaugural Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions listing, American Banker is proud to share the stories of 25 of the women leading the credit union industry through times of rapid and unprecedented change.

Winona Nava, who is retiring next year, took over Guadalupe Credit Union in 1991 when it had dwindled to just above $10 million of assets. Nava's immigrant-friendly policies led some staffers to resign in protest, but that didn't discourage her. "Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity," she said.

The North Carolina bank has made 11 insurance-related acquisitions in the last three years, and a top executive forecasts more buying chances as brokerage consolidation continues.

The security company OneSpan has launched a new line of such products for financial institutions. Some are skeptical that stand-alone authentication devices are necessary.

Open data could be a game changer for small and medium-sized businesses. We need a regulatory structure that recognizes this.

The regional bank's play for a piece of the wealth management pie, under wraps for more than a year, has a unique twist.

The interest paid on consumer deposits has barely risen despite the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes, writes Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., in letters to seven of the largest U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.

Executives from PNC, Regions and M&T are expressing confidence that their loan books can withstand a recession. "We don't see crisis-type things in front of us right now," said PNC Chief Financial Officer Robert Reilly.

New York City's new pay-transparency law has a blind spot: Wall Street bonuses.