Banking

The leader of a major credit union trade group takes issue with a recent BankThink article questioning credit unions' ability to operate as federally recognized Community Development Financial Institutions.

Whether they plan on it or not, most managers will at some point find themselves in a bubble that bad news fails to penetrate. The best leaders are the ones actively trying to burst it.

Data suggests that the beleaguered commercial real estate market isn't going to get worse. And now that banks have had time to build reserves, any losses they do take shouldn't be disastrous, analysts say.

Four years after its launch, the Mission Driven Bank Fund has ended its fundraising well short of its original $500 million target. Still, organizers are hopeful that the fund's performance will attract other investors to the sector.

U.S. Bank's merchant acquiring unit has expanded its partnership with embedded finance fintech Liberis to offer its small business clients working capital loans.The two companies previously offered loans in the U.K., Ireland and Poland.

Aron Levine, the Canadian bank's new U.S. president, said BMO intends to invest in technology and spend more on branches. The company's moves, which also include the recent combination of its U.S. businesses, are part of a plan to boost its return on equity.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday that bank profits slipped slightly in the second quarter as the Capital One-Discover merger drove provisions higher. Loan growth, deposits and insurance fund reserves showed positive signs despite ongoing credit issues.

The online gambling operator, which was recently fined $450,000 by Massachusetts regulators, indicated that its new policy is designed to protect customers from cash-advance fees.

The deal will allow Workday to offer Chime Workplace, the neobank's suite of enterprise financial wellness solutions, to its clients. For Chime, the partnership provides a wider reach to new potential deposit accounts.

A bipartisan amendment from Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., would expand deposit insurance for business accounts, but the industry is split on who should bear higher FDIC premium costs.