President Donald Trump's executive order severely limiting the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution Fund has thrown the industry into confusion as financial companies try to quantify the damage.

London-based OakNorth has amassed a sizable U.S. loan portfolio and had been seeking a U.S. charter to simplify its funding model.

An executive order issued late Friday cut the Treasury Department Community Development Financial Institution Fund and other federal programs to their legal minimum.

Finwise Bancorp believes a new plan to hold more of the fintech loans it originates on its balance sheet will boost profits in 2025.

Bankers' surveys of commercial clients have found that corporate decision-makers are less concerned about adverse tariff effects than nervous investors.

The Queens, New York-based community mutual bank held a grand opening ceremony to open a new office space exclusively for its tech employees.

Disaster relief is capturing a large share of philanthropic giving from banks such as Truist Financial and Western Alliance Bank.

NuMark Credit Union said it would buy Lemont National Bank. After a record-setting 2024, it's only the second such credit union-bank combination so far this year.

The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index is down more than 7% year to date. Analysts blame confusion caused by President Trump's evolving tariff policies and heightened worries about an economic downturn that could hurt banks' credit quality.

Five Star Bank's parent company denied wrongdoing but said the agreement spares it the uncertainty and expense that might have resulted from a trial.