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The 30-year rate dropped just 0.2 percentage points, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's recent comments caused Treasury yields to rise.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., asked acting Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill, who has been tapped to lead the agency permanently by President Trump, for a report within 30 days about progress made in the agency's sexual harassment scandal, saying his vote is contingent on that report.

During Thursday's earnings call, CEO Michael Miebach said the payment company is partnering with large technology firms and offering consulting for the emerging form of artificial intelligence, attempting to expand a strategy to draw revenue beyond card processing.

Honorees gathered at Tiffany's Landmark building in New York City, where American Banker interviewed them about the industry's trajectory and leadership lessons they've learned in their careers.

In comment letters on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rulemaking on personal financial data rights, consumers begged the agency to protect their data from misuse.

Reports that JPMorgan is planning to allow the use of crypto collateral against loans are good news for the crypto market. But Noelle Acheson argues that it's even better news for bank lending.

The Senate Banking Committee is slated to hear testimony from acting Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill Thursday morning as he seeks to be confirmed to the role permanently.

A Luxembourg court ruled against the bank in a long-running lawsuit tied to its custodial role for a fund that invested in the massive Ponzi scheme.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to reduce interest rates by 25 basis points Wednesday, but the emergence of dissents on the committee makes the chance of another quarter-point cut in December less certain.

American Banker's 2025 Small Business Banking conference yielded lessons about the need for speed, simplicity and safety in small-business lending. Other key takeaways included the significance of digital payment options and the importance of continuing to process SBA loan requests during the government shutdown.

Nine months after acquiring Heartland Financial, Missouri's largest bank posted a complicated quarter.

The legacy money transfer firm plans to launch USDPT, a coin designed to improve international payment processing. That and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.

Credit analysts say climate risk could still pose a financial threat to financial institutions, even though the federal government has taken an ax to Biden-era climate guidance.

The agency's approval of the stablecoin-focused Erebor will be the first of many applications to open new banks, many focused on nontraditional elements of the business.

The Federal Reserve's interest rate-setting body is expected to announce a 25 basis point cut and provide guidance on the trajectory of its balance sheet Wednesday afternoon.

The bank technology company, which faces market pressure from fintechs, cut its outlook by about 20% and restructured its leadership following the departure of former CEO Frank Bisignano to the Trump administration.

The lawmakers suggest ties between the former Binance chief and the Trump family could have led to the pardon.

A district court has agreed to halt compliance with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Biden-era open banking rule while the Trump administration pursues its own rule.

Replacing employees is expensive in terms of both time and money. The real management challenge is identifying the drivers of employee churn and eliminating them.

The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to announce guidance on the end of its quantitative tightening program later Wednesday. As that process draws to a close, experts are questioning when and how the central bank should use its balance sheet to smooth economic stress in the future.