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Bank customers who overdraw their accounts now face an average fee of $26.61, which is down from a peak of $33.58 in 2021. Consumer advocates contend that tougher regulations are needed to sustain the momentum, while industry groups argue that bank-led innovations are working.

Financial institutions in several Southeastern states had braced for impact of the Category 3 hurricane. Bank and credit union executives in Florida and Georgia say their facilities generally weathered the storm but that some communities they serve face substantial recovery efforts.

Southwest Financial Credit Union, which led American Banker's Best Credit Unions to Work For, says employees are taking up to 400 hours more off than before its unlimited PTO policy took effect — but they are happier, and so are the members of the branchless credit union.

Banks have offered a more tepid critique of regulatory proposals to expand resolution planning and long-term debt for regional banks, suggesting the industry is intent on curbing July's Basel III capital proposal instead.

In August's roundup of American Banker favorites: The true cause of Heartland Tri-State Bank's failure, increased industrywide frugality among banks, two prominent credit union trade groups announce plans to combine and more.

In the aftermath of last year's racially motivated mass shooting in a predominantly Black community in Buffalo, New York, American Banker reporter Allissa Kline explores what responsibility banks have to help segregated, impoverished communities that were shaped in part by past discriminatory lending practices.

(Bloomberg) — US officials are looking at ways to give a broader swath of financial firms, including nonbank mortgage lenders, the ability to borrow from Federal Home Loan Banks.

Rent gateway Piñata and marketing app Shopmium are trying to lure consumers with incentives that don't accumulate balances as consumer debt increases.

If capital requirements are increased, they must be constructed in a way that doesn't unduly burden smaller banks and their fintech partners.

The bank attributed the surge to impairments in the U.S. office loan portfolio and appeared to signal that higher provisions from commercial real estate may persist.

UBS Group outlined major targets for its integration of former rival Credit Suisse, including 3,000 domestic job cuts and more than $10 billion in cost savings, as it posted the biggest ever quarterly profit for a bank on the back of the bargain acquisition in June.

The card network has agreed to pay USAA licensing fees for the use of mobile deposit capture technology. USAA says it plans to keep trying to get other banks to do the same.

Following reports that the Los Angeles bank was considering strategic options, its deposits fell by $1.7 billion in two days, according to a securities filing. The disclosures shed new light on PacWest's predicament before its merger agreement with Banc of California.

The Federal Reserve has issued a slew of private warnings to lenders with assets of $100 billion to $250 billion, including Citizens Financial Group, Fifth Third Bancorp and M&T Bank, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Money can't buy love or friends, but it can help you find a lot of expert witnesses.

The storm is slamming housing markets already beset by some of the nation's highest property insurance premiums.

Both purchases and refinance volumes climbed higher, as interest rates flattened following earlier volatility, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Switzerland on Wednesday proposed tougher AML rules as U.S. officials ramp up their critique of what they say is weak sanctions enforcement.

The card network is working with the Bank of Montreal and the fintech Extend to enable businesses to approve and track in-store payments via employees' own digital wallets.

Innovations Financial Credit Union is purchasing First National Bank Northwest Florida, taking the place of Harvesters Credit Union, which terminated its 2022 deal to acquire the bank.