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Kansas Banking Commissioner David Herndon told American Banker that his agency declared Heartland Tri-State Bank insolvent because of a "very sudden" event that crippled the bank financially.

Stax Payments appointed British financial executive Paulette Rowe as its new chief executive officer, making her one of the few Black women to lead a finance company.

When Bitfinex was hacked, Bitcoin was trading under $1,000. It had skyrocketed to $44,000 by the time the couple was arrested in early 2022, pushing up the value of the stolen assets to $4.5 billion, of which $3.6 billion was recovered by authorities.

A Texas judge dealt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a setback that has changed the bureau's calculus for furthering its near-term agenda. But an ambitious Supreme Court could also call all of the bureau's final rules into question.

Generative artificial intelligence could make it possible for borrowers to understand how their behavior reflects their creditworthiness, and create better outcomes for everyone.

The fintech is expanding a service that calculates sales taxes worldwide as more small businesses go international to seek new customers.

British banking app Revolut Ltd. will stop offering crypto trading services to US-based customers from September, citing market uncertainty and changes to the local regulatory landscape.

Coinbase Global, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, said its second-quarter loss narrowed and revenue exceeded estimates.

Their links to the Treasury have been considered a source of strength and still are, but less so, according to one rating agency. Others disagree.

The payment company's CEO views Afterpay, a buy now/pay later lender it bought two years ago, as a way to drive usage of Cash App and broaden consumer experiences.

Critics complain a bill sponsored by the leaders of the Senate Small Business Committee would reinstate a moratorium on participation in the SBA's flagship 7(a) program by nondepository lenders. Supporters of the bill argue that widening the program could invite more fraud.

The acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank helped push the bank's capital ratio to 13.4% in the second quarter, above its target range. But First Citizens said it would focus on absorbing SVB, and assess the impact of new capital rules, before restarting buybacks.

Regulators have been issuing real-time-payment requirements that push EU banks to modernize their core processing systems. U.S. banks may feel similar pressure from the movement toward real-time payments.

The Minneapolis company is issuing stock to the Japanese banking giant that previously owned MUFG Union Bank in order to repay part of a $3.5 billion obligation. The move will also boost a key capital ratio, which sagged after the deal was completed, but is expected to cut into U.S. Bancorp's earnings per share.

Critics of the proposed deal between the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions and the Credit Union National Association say their combination could drown out the concerns of the groups' smallest members.

Two bank trade groups have asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to relieve all banks from complying with its small-business lending rule until after the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether the bureau's funding is constitutional.

But a Zillow economist argues that there's plenty of evidence suggesting strong GDP and job growth had more to do with the increase than what Fitch did.

A group of House Republicans led by Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., said that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau doesn't have the authority to hold information discussions with the bureau's European Union counterparts.

BofA is the first large Wall Street bank to officially reverse its call amid growing optimism about the economic outlook.