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The credit card giant says its proposed acquisition of Discover would facilitate a bevy of community development activity and philanthropy. But some public advocacy groups are skeptical.

Congress needs to take immediate action to reform policies that foster this trend and ultimately subsidize banking consolidation on Main Street, writes Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America.

CTrust is providing scores specific to the legal weed business, an industry that poses a lot of challenges and opportunities for banks and other lenders.

The Chinese technology giant is partnering with BNP Paribas to reach more merchants; Sequoia makes an investment offer that could boost confidence in Stripe; and more.

The Minneapolis-based company reported an 18% increase in quarterly net income thanks largely to slimmed-down operating expenses. It also notched modest increases in loans and deposits, while asset quality issues remained manageable.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Adriana Kugler said traditional datasets are slow and sometimes outdated. She pointed to housing services as a price category that can benefit from private data.

Banks reported that they have far more protections against fraud in digital channels versus branches or call centers, according to survey research.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's term expires in 2026, and the chances are good that he will ride off into the sunset. But there is a path for him to be renominated for a third term, and he's defied long political odds before.

Two Northeast banks will get new CFOs next month. Webster Financial hired Neal Holland, the former CFO of the failed First Republic Bank, and Eastern Bankshares hired David Rosato, who left Berkshire Hills Bancorp last month.

Should senior Senate Banking Committee member Bob Menendez, D-N.J., resign or be expelled from the Senate, it could derail key nominations — including that of Christy Goldsmith Romero for Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair.

Early Warning Services CEO Cameron Fowler will join bank executives at an upcoming hearing in the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to discuss fraud on the Zelle payments network.

The tech giant is enabling users to pay by holding smartphones together, potentially cutting into the market for Zelle, PayPal and Venmo.

CEO Ron O'Hanley touted an "encouraging financial performance" at the $326 billion-asset custody giant due to asset inflows and a jump in income from securities and loans.

Bankers and financial services professionals should be monitoring the rollout of the EU Digital Identity Wallet initiative, as it signals changes likely to arrive in the U.S.

The core services provider partnered with Lendio to devise a cloud-native tool that will automate small business loan decisioning and onboarding for banks.

The Wall Street investment bank saw its profits rebound in the second quarter as last year's decline in mergers continued to thaw. "The game will have to go on because there's just been so much activity that has been suppressed," said CEO Ted Pick.

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank saw profits and net interest income dip in the second quarter, but made up lost revenue through investment banking fees.

The Pittsburgh-based superregional bank reported a small quarter-over-quarter advance in net interest income, and it expects loan growth to pick up in the second half of the year. PNC, which announced job cuts last year, also said that it has identified an additional $25 million in cost savings.