- + Nasdaq partners with Kraken for its tokenized stock plans —Nasdaq announced its partnership with the crypto exchange as part of an initiative for 24/7 trading that is pending regulatory approval from the SEC. ...
- + Oregon on the verge of closing interest rate 'loophole' —The Beaver State is poised to opt out of a federal law that poked a hole in its interest rate cap, joining a growing list of states to reassert their ...
- + Illinois community bank fires its chief financial officer —Midland States Bancorp had struggled in 2025 with accounting-related issues and bottom-line losses. [Category: Community banking , C-suite , Illino...
- + How Revolut plans to boost business banking in the US —The London-based neobank plans to invest $500 million in the U.S. over the next few years amid stiff competition from fintechs, other neobanks and leg...
- + Why ARMs are rising even as rates drift lower —In the highest-priced housing markets, some buyers see adjustable-rate mortgages as the only loan they may initially qualify for, Cotality found. [Lin...
- + Inside the $16.6B fight to stop America's scam epidemic —A House subcommittee debated new legislation to improve bank data sharing and slow down transactions to thwart sophisticated financial scams. [Categor...
- + TransUnion fires latest volley in credit-score price war —TransUnion cuts Vantagescore 4.0 to $0.99, aiming to boost lender choice and affordability as FHFA pushes mortgage score modernization and competition...
- + 'Carpetbagging' out of state banks are a drain on Florida's resources —Branchless and out-of-state banks are harvesting deposits in Florida and lending them out elsewhere, a situation that leads to serious underinvestment...
- + It's a wonderful life (as long as you've got a job) —New research sheds light on the real causes of bank failures; and the economic numbers aren't adding up to a recession, yet. [Category: Bank Notes , ...
- + Why do banks fail? Study finds insolvency is the true killer —Bank runs are only the final symptom of a much deeper malady, according to a new study. [Category: Industry News , Commercial banking , Failures , ...
- + Zerohash is latest crypto firm to apply for a trust charter —The digital asset company, currently partnered with firms like Morgan Stanley and One Pay, is seeking its own national trust bank charter from the OCC...
- + Fed watchers say discount window revamp overdue — but tricky —Industry stakeholders say the Federal Reserve's renewed focus on reforming the discount window — the central bank's 'lender of last resort' facility —...
- + LexisNexis hit by second data breach in two years —Cybercriminals say they stole sensitive records by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability known as React2Shell and using the password Lexis1234. [Categ...
- + Western Alliance sues Jefferies for $126M in First Brands fallout —The Phoenix-based bank said that affiliates of Jefferies had stayed current on the loan agreement until last week. The suit is the latest example of p...
- + JPMorgan's Porretti departs, Goldman bankers pose for fashion shoot —JPMorganChase's Alfredo Porretti has left the firm; two junior Goldman Sachs bankers took part in a controversial fashion shoot; Societe Generale appo...
- + Oil prices may keep inflation elevated, bank economists say —Chief economists at large and regional banks predicted ongoing inflation, in part because of the anticipated surge in oil prices as a result of the Ir...
- + Iran war forces Navy Federal to close Middle East branches —The credit union closed three of its overseas locations in response to the conflict. Military-focused financial institutions are instead offering digi...
- + How B2B payment automation threatens banks —Fintechs and the technology behind cryptocurrency are becoming popular, putting trillions in transaction value at risk for banks, according to Accentu...
- + Stripe advances security for agentic commerce —Stripe has expanded its Shared Payment Tokens, a foundational building block to protect agentic commerce, to work with Visa and Mastercard's tokens. I...
- + Economy loses 92,000 jobs in February —The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy lost 92,000 jobs in February while unemployment held steady at 4.4%, a development that could...
- + AI is learning and teaching finance. Who will teach it values? —If we allow algorithms to inherit yesterday's incentives — maximizing return, minimizing empathy — then tomorrow's system will be flawlessly efficient...
- + What do banks owe victims of romance scams? —Romance scams and other "pig butchering" frauds are growing rapidly. Should banks refund the stolen money? Not all agree on the answer to that questio...
- + True crime, fake romance: Inside one victim's fight with banks —Five major U.S. banks are engaging in costly litigation rather than reimburse fraud claims of a 72-year-old dementia patient who lost $337,000 in a ro...
- + Fed's Bowman views Kraken approval as 'pilot program' —Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman played down the significance of Kraken Financial receiving a master account, saying the cen...
- + A community-bank director quits with a parting blast —Glen Herrick, a veteran bank director, penned a resignation letter criticizing the West Virginia company's executive-compensation policies and what he...
- + Fintech giant Revolut pursues US bank charter —With an application for a U.S. bank charter, the global super app provider aims to expand its offerings and compete with established domestic challeng...
- + Iran war pressures accelerate for banks and payments —Panelists at a JPMorganChase webinar said oil shipping security is shaky, creating risk of a new wave of inflation that would impact energy finance....
- + Wells Fargo fully sheds Fed's massive 2018 enforcement order —The bank exited the $1.95-trillion asset cap last year, but it had remained subject to the rest of the eight-year-old order. [Category: Wells Fargo ,...
- + Oil price shock pushes mortgage rates back above 6% —While this only shows a 2-basis-point rise in the 30-year fixed since last week, the Lender Price product and pricing engine data is 30 basis points h...
- + The origin story of stablecoins offers a hint to their future uses —Noelle Acheson points out that a wander through stablecoin history highlights an overlooked use case likely to be of interest to financial services pr...
- + OCC's GENIUS implementation draft rule keeps yield on the table —While the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recently published stablecoin rule bars stablecoin issuers from offering yield on holdings, ther...
- + Kraken and Morgan Stanley are playing in each other's backyards —Morgan Stanley wants to get into crypto, and Kraken is getting inside the Fed. Plus Banco Santander faces a dilemma, and prediction markets make some ...
- + Newity on the hunt for new bank partners —The Chicago-based lender service provider, which has helped build Northeast Bank in Maine into an SBA powerhouse, has expanded its capacity with an AI...
- + House committee passes bank deregulatory package —The House Financial Services Committee passed a legislative package heavily favored by banks in a 26-16 vote [Category: Politics , Politics and poli...
- + Brink's plans to buy NCR Atleos; Revolut chases premium accounts —By acquiring the ATM firm, Brink's hopes to expand in retail commerce. Plus, Revolut issues a card to compete with Amex; Standard Chartered has a new ...
- + Ripple tweaks its tech for lurking stablecoin wave —The blockchain technology firm has added new processing tools for digital assets and traditional money, pitching itself as a destination for crypto-cu...
- + Will Trump scramble Santander's plan to buy Webster? —Banco Santander's bid to buy U.S. regional bank Webster Financial could face surprise challenges following a dustup between President Trump and Spain...
- + Kraken first crypto bank to get 'skinny' Fed master account —Traditional banks warn the Fed's decision to grant Kraken a limited-purpose master account introduces systemic risks before final rules are even in pl...
- + 'Software will get liberated': How to survive the SaaSpocalypse —Banks like Grasshopper are already starting to use AI agents where in the past they would have bought software as a service. [Category: Artificial in...
- + Iran prediction market trades spark insider trading concerns —The fresh scrutiny comes as financial firms like Goldman Sachs and Robinhood dabble with various prediction market options. [Category: Fintech , CFT...
- + Fincen is forcing banks to rethink some customer relationships —The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's expectations of banks that file suspicious activity reports have changed. Some banking clients may soon dis...
- + Inside Iran's payments system —Fifty years of sanctions has forced the Middle Eastern country to develop its own isolated financial system. But money has still found a way to move i...
- + Iran built its own financial system, and has created a cyberfront in the war —Sanctions forced Iran to build its own financial network, but technology allows it to take the war anywhere [Category: Bank Notes , Cyber security ,...
- + Bankers say tariff uncertainty is the new normal —Following a major Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, which drew a quick response from President Trump, banks and their commercial clients are expecting ...
- + CFPB to get $134M from CashCall as 12-year legal saga ends —The Supreme Court slammed the door on CashCall's final appeal, cementing a massive win for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after a 12-year le...
- + OCC finalizes pair of community bank tailoring rules —The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized rules rescinding fair housing data requirements and expanding speedy licensing for banks under...
- + War in Iran brings cyber frontline to U.S. banks —U.S. banks are bracing for retaliatory cyberattacks following military strikes in Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [Category: Cyber security ...
- + Mastercard, Visa make deals to jolt stablecoins —In separate arrangements, Mastercard is working with SoFi and Visa is working with Bridge to build scale in anticipation of greater demand for the dig...
- + Small businesses grow less hopeful for future: Fed study —Key measurements of small businesses' health remained stable in 2025, according to a new study by the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. But those fir...
- + Sen. Scott: Bank legislative package coming 'shortly' —Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., told reporters that community banking didn't fit into the housing package moving forward in the uppe...
- + How Clearview FCU's CIO gets employees to use and trust AI —"AI may not take your job, but somebody who knows AI will," says Raymond George, CIO of Clearview Federal Credit Union. [Category: Artificial intelli...
- + Housing bill moves forward with institutional housing ban —Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released new legislative language Monday night that includes a ban on institutional investors'...
- + Fed's Bowman sets her sights on discount window reform —Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said in a speech Tuesday that the central bank is considering a "fundamental reform" of the...
- + What if Jack Dorsey's right about AI and jobs? —The Block CEO said companies will need fundamentally fewer workers in the AI age. The question is, how many fewer? [Category: Bank Notes , Politics ...
- + Regulators need to prepare for a more diverse monetary ecosystem —If the next phase of digital money policy is to succeed, it must grapple with a simple truth: People do not experience money through legal categories....
- + Banks face 'heavy lift' in Trump's potential citizenship EO —Experts say that compliance with a potential executive order being considered by the White House that would require banks to collect citizenship infor...
- + Amy Brady, KeyCorp's longtime CIO, resigns from the bank —Brady, Key's chief information officer since 2012, resigned Monday due to "personal health considerations," the Cleveland-based bank said in a secur...
- + SBA's new eligibility rules expected to funnel loans to nonbanks —As the Trump administration limits access to only U.S. citizens, volume in the Small Business Administration's flagship loan program is already traili...
- + Iran war brings urgency to fintechs' sanctions compliance —Experts say regulators will be looking more closely at know-your-customer compliance in the wake of U.S. strikes on Iran. [Category: Compliance , Ri...
- + Ohio-based Civista names the successor to its retiring CEO —Charles "Chuck" Parcher will replace Dennis Shaffer as president and CEO of the Sandusky, Ohio-based community bank. Shaffer is set to retire in late ...
- + Bank of America makes a move as rewards race heats up —With the likes of Amex and JPMorganChase upgrading card perks, BofA is expanding no-fee access to more customers and products and adding incentives....
- + Is Block the first domino for AI-spurred layoffs? —Block last week cut 40% of its staff and attributed the layoffs to artificial intelligence, leaving many to wonder whether Jack Dorsey's payments comp...
- + Apply for the 2026 Best Credit Unions to Work For —Think your credit union has one of the best workplaces in the country? Here's how to apply for American Banker's ranking of the Best Credit Unions to ...
- + Wars cost money, and that is an issue for banks —The Iran conflict is more likely to have an indirect effect on banks, one that may take years to show up as the ramifications filter through the econo...
- + How fintech SMB lenders are responding to tariff changes —Fintech lenders are positioned to help businesses navigate the latest round of global tariffs announced by President Trump, even as the volatility cau...
- + Attacks on 'data brokers' ignore their key role in consumer protection —The responsible gathering of data on consumers is intrinsic to the verification tools that keep everyone safe from identity theft and other forms of f...
- + The big risks banks face in the US-Iran conflict —Markets were bracing for the chaos of a regional war; banks may be the target of sophisticated cyberattacks, experts warn. [Category: Politics and po...
- + Edward Jones gets green light to launch industrial bank —The financial advisory firm initially sought an industrial loan charter back in 2020. It's the third company to receive the necessary approvals this y...
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