After rapid changes in U.S. trade policy, banks and their clients are putting merger deals on ice until the dust settles.

The first three months of the year coincide with the start of President Donald Trump's second term in office. Investors are likely to be more interested in banks' outlooks amid swings in tariff policy than the first-quarter results.

Gen Digital announced in December it planned to acquire MoneyLion for $82 a share, approximately $1 billion in cash value.

Versions of the bill were introduced in the House and Senate, raising odds that a national trigger lead ban could be near.

Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Truist are facing pressure from ISS, Glass Lewis and SOC Investment Group over their 2024 pay packages.

House Financial Services Committee member Andy Barr, R-Ky., will introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's merger rule that went into effect in January.

Acquiring Raptor Partners positions the Pittsburgh-based bank to offer advice to its middle-market and corporate clients, according to CEO Vincent Delie.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley are projected to post a combined $34.8 billion haul from their trading businesses in the first quarter, the most for that period in at least seven years.

King, who spent 24 years at M&T Bank and departed with little explanation, will lead Fifth Third's operations in middle market commercial banking and wealth management.

The agreement surpasses Stripe's $1.1 billion deal to buy stablecoin payments platform Bridge in February.