Banking

Due to retirement, burnout, heightened regulatory standards and profitability challenges, lots of lenders are looking for new chief financial officers. The wave of departures is giving banks a chance to bring in more highly skilled finance chiefs.

Statewide Federal Credit Union in Flowood used its partnerships with Bankjoy and Strum Platforms to identify untapped communities in its field of membership and aggressively market its inaugural high-yield savings account.

BNY, the country's oldest bank, drops "Mellon" from its branding; Apple FCU announces plans to merge with NextMark Credit Union; Moelis probes incident after a video circulated online shows one of its senior bankers appearing to punch a woman; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

IntraFi has joined two banking industry trade groups spearheading an effort to source large institutional deposits at small, cash-starved CDFI and MDI banks.

PNC has cut its credit card late fees to $8, and Wells Fargo has eliminated the charges on one new card. The moves signal that issuers are already adjusting to a CFPB rule that's currently on hold amid a court challenge.

As high interest rates continue weighing on banks' balance sheets, some are selling branches to real estate firms and leasing them back. The strategy is helping lenders that want to restructure their underwater bond portfolios.

The bank said it would reduce its physical footprint by nearly 15% as part of an effort to reduce overlapping operations, drive cost savings and meet profitability targets tied to its May acquisition of Lakeland Bancorp.

Legislation enabling new banklike stablecoin issuers would create direct competition for deposits, with small U.S. banks in the most danger. Where is the pushback from the industry?