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There are millions of U.S. consumers who don't have access to traditional financial services. One challenger bank's mission is to help them overcome the barriers to financial inclusion.

The 15 executives selected for our Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next list all have remarkable stories. Over the past year each of them has taken on a major project for their company and produced impressive results. Yet none are older than 40.

The pandemic’s physical distancing requirements appear to have accelerated transaction volume and overall use of Zelle, the P2P app operated by the bank-owned Early Warning Services LLC.

The housing agency's prior permanent chief, Brian Montgomery, left the position after he was tapped to become deputy HUD secretary.

Many of its borrowers have struggled to make payments since the pandemic struck, so it is helping them by suspending debt collections and capping rates on new loans at 36%.

The company's foundation, whose mission had been carefully planned by BB&T and SunTrust before their merger, opened just nine days before the novel coronavirus was declared a pandemic. Here’s what happened next.

Two more Republican no votes will sink the nomination, if Democrats remain steadfast in their opposition.

TD Bank has hired Jyotsana “Jo” Jagadish to head commercial operating products and payment innovation, where she will oversee TD’s expanding fintech partnerships.

Current, Stoovo and other companies are reaching out with low-cost, low-fee financial services and even tools to help users search for part-time jobs.

BBVA and Rockland Trust have taken a highly numbers-driven approach to branch reopenings. All banks are having to rethink their branch networks during the pandemic and beyond, and analytics software is helping.

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said he will vote against Judy Shelton, one of two Trump administration nominees to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

Longtime executive Christine Lowthian had been serving as interim chief compliance officer at HSBC Bank USA since April.

CEO Greg Carmichael says the Cincinnati company has cut expenses but will proceed with branch openings in the Southeast and investments in its commercial loan and mortgage origination platforms to lay the groundwork for post-pandemic growth.

The CEOs of the credit card lenders Discover and Synchrony are urging Congress to come through with another round of government stimulus so that struggling households can continue paying their bills.

Voice and text banking will be embedded in the Minneapolis bank's mobile app through a chatbot assistant that also caters to users with disabilities.

Many commercial property owners are locked out of existing coronavirus relief by financing terms that bar them from taking new loans. Under a House bill, they would receive government-backed equity investments.

The online lender has already branched out into facilitating payments and analyzing cash flow for small-business customers. Its new checking account is meant to round out those services.

The Federal Reserve, U.S. Mint and financial industry representatives are strongly considering a public call for Americans to deposit their spare change, among other fixes, to get coins circulating again. Meanwhile, banks of all sizes are getting creative at the local level.

The agency's request for information seeks comment on the idea of the FDIC partnering with a standards-setting organization to develop best practices for technology firms, among other things.

Business models and adaptability will determine the success — or failure — of financial technology companies as they deal with fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.