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TAB Bank's debit account, which rewards users with partial stock shares, is boosting the company's appeal among consumers who are younger, tech-savvy and underbanked.

The subprime consumer lender, whose stock price has sagged this year, is being sold to an asset management firm. Elevate's CEO told employees that "the current market conditions present a challenging backdrop for our organization and so many others in the consumer finance industry."

The bank postponed its quarterly earnings report and warned of a $27.5 million loss tied to troubles in its digital- asset mining loan portfolio.

FTX co-founder Samuel Bankman-Fried, one of his related companies and two other top executives at the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange received massive loans from an affiliated trading arm, Alameda Research, according to a bankruptcy court filing Thursday.

While rising rates buoy revenue for the country's largest banks, in the short term they also force them to write down the value of assets they hold on their balance sheet, exacerbating a capital squeeze that's prompted most of them to halt buybacks.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang see urgency in shoring up liquidity in government debt markets during times of stress.

The National Credit Union Administration has asked Congress to restore its authority over credit union service organizations and other vendors, but some in the industry say the regulator already has enough on its plate.

The embattled cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried is undermining efforts to reorganize his crumbling empire with "incessant and disruptive tweeting" that appears aimed at moving assets away from the control of a U.S. court in favor of one in the Bahamas, U.S. lawyers for the bankrupt crypto platform FTX said in a court filing.

North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry — who's in line to lead the House Financial Services Committee after the GOP won control of the chamber in the midterm elections — has called for the Fed to stay focused on controlling inflation. Democrats, who retained the Senate, have begun to voice concerns that higher borrowing costs will hurt jobs and potentially cause a recession.

Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives will help advance financial services firms' priorities, with a wish list that includes curbing ambitious proposals by a top markets regulator and diminishing the clout of a popular U.S. consumer watchdog.

Btech Consortium, a partnership between several small banks, a venture capital firm and an asset manager, will identify emerging technologies that meet their members' near-term needs.

The companies are improving the way older, "offline by nature" industries like steel and food services handle transactions and financing.

Farmers and the bankers who lend to them are increasingly concerned that rising costs will hasten a recession and hamper credit quality in 2023.

The Kentucky Bankers Association is seeking to halt Attorney General Daniel Cameron's investigation into climate commitments made by six large banks. The suit alleges that the AG overstepped his authority by seeking to compel the banks to turn over certain documents and communications.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services in Alexandria, Virginia, plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock market — not to raise funds, but to boost its profile with investors.

The San Francisco bank joined Bank of America, U.S. Bancorp and Huntington Bancshares, which have previously introduced similar products. The Pew Charitable Trusts said the loans are a more affordable option for cash-strapped consumers than payday loans and overdraft fees.

Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters and the panel's top Republican, Rep. Patrick McHenry, pressed bank regulators to support bipartisan stablecoin legislation and other efforts to toughen standards for cryptocurrencies in the aftermath of the FTX collapse.

The cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is preparing to file for bankruptcy within days, according to people with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be named because discussions are private.

A major hurdle for employees who want to speak out about workplace sexual harassment is poised to be removed — with significant ramifications across Wall Street, which has lagged behind the rest of corporate America in scaling back nondisclosure agreements.

With users now able to buy a blue verification badge for $8, parody accounts are on the rise — and so are the risks of fraud and impersonation.