Banking

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a policy statement that banks risk violating the prohibition on "unfair acts and practices," by reopening a consumer's deposit account to process transactions after the account has already been closed.

The retail behemoth alleged in a lawsuit last month that Capital One fell short on customer service. But the McLean, Virginia-based bank says ending the partnership would open a path for a rival offering from a Walmart-backed fintech venture.

A recent Bank of America survey found many small businesses forecasting increased revenues and planning to add workers, but a canvass by Biz2Credit indicated they'll struggle to secure credit.

Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho have reintroduced a bill that would deploy roughly $100 million in aid through the Community Development Financial Institution Fund to back pilot programs that would foster secondary markets for loan sales.

Regulators' de facto ban on bank mergers and acquisitions is not just harming individual institutions. It poses systemic risk.

A recent study looked at government-backed virtual currency.

The Federal Reserve's survey of senior loan officers is being closely watched since it follows the recent turmoil in the banking industry, which has prompted concerns that a pullback in bank lending could slow economic growth.

State legislators plan to allow credit unions to serve more people below the poverty line, including those living in banking deserts, but the state's banks say the credit unions could use the legislation to dodge field-of-membership limits.

Because the Canadian bank pulled the plug on its takeover of Memphis-based First Horizon, a deal it negotiated with community groups won't take effect. Still, community groups are asking TD to uphold portions of the agreement.

American Banker's editorial staff chose 20 leaders who have done groundbreaking work during the past year.

The top five banks and thrifts have combined total deposits of more than $7 trillion as of December 31, 2022.

In the wake of spiking interest rates and surging deposit costs, bankers are looking for ways to scale back their overall expense bases to protect their bottom lines.

The Federal Reserve claims to want to encourage the formation of de novo banks, but its treatment of Custodia Bank calls that commitment into question.

Rock-bottom stock prices at midsize banks are fueling concerns that depositors could get spooked, and short sellers are drawing much of the blame. But their persistence may be exposing a broader lack of confidence in the industry.

CEO of Global Payments to step down, Raisin names a new U.S. CEO, TopLine Financial Credit Union in Minnesota names new CEO and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The Federal Reserve took action against a small bank in southern Illinois whose exposures to interest rate changes left it with negative equity last year. The enforcement action comes as regulators review their oversight practices following Silicon Valley Bank's failure.

The Philadelphia-based company will eliminate an undisclosed number of jobs as part of a plan to refocus on core business lines and markets, CEO Thomas Geisel said.

An academic paper establishes a link between tweets about withdrawing money and the bank's collapse.