Commercial banking

Bloomberg reports that Citi has enlisted a law firm to look into complaints about Andy Sieg's behavior to current and former colleagues, including former private banking head Ida Liu.

Boards of directors have ultimate responsibility for the health and safety of their banks. The deployment of AI-enabled systems opens the door to a vast array of new risk factors that they need to recognize.

FHFA Director Bill Pulte, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, wrote a letter to Bondi and DOJ official Ed Martin on Aug. 15 suggesting that Cook may have committed a criminal offense.

The lawsuit argues that a state law from 1967 concerning wiretapping also applies to internet tracking. Similar arguments in related cases have had mixed success.

Say goodbye to Fannie Mae form 1004 and various addendum as lenders and appraisers have to get ready to work with the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report.

The faster timelines for completing bank mergers this year reflects a transformed regulatory environment under the Trump administration. In several cases, deals have closed just a few months after they've been announced.

The deal brings together a banking core provider and a digital banking software platform to offer an end-to-end tech product for community and regional banks.

In Brazil, QR codes have been powering Pix, the country's instant payment scheme, for years. Two fintechs are hoping that connecting QR codes to instant payment schemes such as FedNow will help drive uptake for instant account-to-account payments.

The expansion-minded Hampton Roads-based lender announced plans to acquire Dogwood State Bank just weeks before its plans to close a deal for a Virginia-based competitor.