The $73.5 million all-stock deal, slated to close early in 2025, would create a bank with more than $3 billion of assets.

After 40 years in finance, Harford is now learning to play golf and mahjong, and spending more time with family and friends.

Following Sunday's news of President Biden's decision not to seek reelection, see how the past two administrations handled banking reforms and what the future might hold.

In this edition of American Banker's news quiz, test yourself on the latest items covering FedNow's progress since launch, the merger between Capital One Financial and Discover Financial Services and more.

Deanne Zettler is taking on a newly created role at PCI SSC; Wisconsin's Landmark Credit Union is opening a new, tech-forward branch; Mo Assomull is named co-head of investment banking at Morgan Stanley; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System also reportedly had disruptions.

The credit card company sold its student loan business, which long drew the ire of regulators. It also set aside substantial funds to cover looming regulatory penalties.

Mixed earnings results at Wells Fargo and the ongoing merger proposal between Discover Financial Services and Capital One Financial are creating added pressure for investors.

The judge in the case said the former associate needed to go to prison in order to send a message to others in the financial industry.

The credit card giant says its proposed acquisition of Discover would facilitate a bevy of community development activity and philanthropy. But some public advocacy groups are skeptical.

In this edition of American Banker's news quiz, catch yourself up on the latest news surrounding Project 2025, Patelco Credit Union's cybersecurity breach, fines against Citigroup and Fifth Third and more.

Royal Bank of Canada reorganizes its executive leadership ranks; pending startup BankMiami gets approval from Florida's Office of Financial Regulation; Rize Credit Union's Julio Jimenez-Wenz joins Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs; and more.

The House didn't meet the two-thirds threshold needed to overturn President Joe Biden's veto of a resolution nullifying staff accounting bulletin 121, which requires that banks hold cryptocurrency held in custody on their balance sheet as liabilities.

The top five community banks have combined first mortgage loans of more than $2.8 billion as of March 31, 2024.

The Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence bill passed in May seeks to enhance consumer protections from the potential biases in AI systems through increased transparency and accountability from developers.

A sharp decline in bonuses led to a decrease in median bank CEO pay last year.

In this edition of American Banker's news quiz, see if you know the latest updates on JPMorgan Chase's fraud prevention methods, Supreme Court rulings on swipe fees, the woes of former Silvergate Bank executives and more.

The bank acquired these business purpose non-qualified mortgage loans originated by Civic Financial Services in the PacWest Bancorp deal.

Cullen/Frost's CFO is retiring, a top JPMorgan research analyst is leaving, and both UBS and JPMorgan hire tech dealmakers in this week's banking news roundup.

In June's roundup of top tech news: U.S. Bank partnered with Greenlight to provide financial education resources, ransomware group LockBit released data belonging to Evolve Bank & Trust, banks consider the merits of open-source and closed-source generative AI and more.