Banking

As the CFPB reconsiders its open banking rule, banks and fintechs are locked in a bitter battle over who will pay for the new digital infrastructure.

Hope Bancorp's acquisition of a business that serves Japanese companies should complement its historic focus on Korean business owners.

Australia's national Payments Systems Board has decided to remove surcharges on prepaid, debit and credit cards for electronic funds transfers, while lowering the cap on interchange fees. Also, Wells Fargo is seeking banks for its international payment network, and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.

The exit highlights the steep challenges and high customer acquisition costs foreign fintechs face when entering the U.S. banking sector.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman said the Fed's proposed capital framework will inject up to $100 billion into the economy to support small-business loans.

New survey data finds little correlation between increased AI spending and layoffs in financial services. But many executives said they expect job cuts at their companies in the next 12 months.

The bank's planned $142 million acquisition of Affinity Bancshares comes as war-related uncertainty appears to have slowed the industry's appetite for mergers.

American Banker is accepting applications for the Best Banks to Work For program. The annual ranking, which is now in its 14th year, is a showcase of banks that prioritize strong employee engagement, a positive corporate culture and plenty of employee support.

JPMorganChase, Citi, Bank of America and Anchorage Digital are among the banks that are using or planning to work with the Solana distributed ledger and network. Solana Policy Institute CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine explains how it works.

A TD Bank survey found a massive increase in the ranks of people who talk to ChatGPT about their finances. Ted Paris, the bank's head of AI, says banks still have an opportunity here.

Despite headlines threatening massive AI-driven disruption of the industry, legacy financial institutions with vast troves of customer data are actually very well positioned to reap the benefits of AI — if they understand how.

Employees at two of the 28 Wells branches where workers previously voted to unionize are now shedding union representation.

Alessandro DiNello, who served as Flagstar's executive chairman in 2024, said he's leaving in order to enjoy his retirement. Meanwhile, a lawsuit accusing him of various wrongdoings is still pending.

The Minneapolis-based regional bank is extending home-improvement loan durations by as much as two years in a bid to continue capitalizing on a long-running remodeling boom.

The Department of Labor proposed a rule that would bring private credit more into retirement accounts, as pockets of the market bubble up and some point to contagion.

The nation's second-largest bank agreed to the massive settlement to avoid a looming trial in May over accusations that it enabled suspicious, multimillion-dollar transactions — including a staggering $170 million payment from the former Apollo CEO Leon Black — to Epstein.

It may seem tempting to make use of advertising that plays up the negative aspects of your competition, or tries to set your organization apart from a less-than-appealing stereotype, but such messaging rarely lands well with consumers.

Carter Bankshares in Martinsville, Va., sold more than $200 million of loans made to companies controlled by Sen. Jim Justice and his family, closing out a once close relationship that later descended into rancor and litigation.

Citi's top executives are considering buying a bank, according to anonymous sources. Such a move would help ramp up deposits to help fuel other operations, they said.

Square, Block's merchant-focused business line, is trying to make more loans to seasonal businesses and first-time clients.