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    FDIC floats AML revamp, stablecoin guidelines

    Under a proposed overhaul of anti-money laundering rules, only “significant or systemic failures” to implement an AML/CFT program would prompt an enforcement or supervisory action.

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    Collections is your most important CX channel

    AI is redefining collections as a strategic CX moment, where banks prove their values, not just recover debt.

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    Bolt lays off roughly 30% of staff in AI push

    The workforce reduction – affecting “less than 40 people,” according to the company – marks the fintech’s fourth round of cuts since 2022 amid a sharp valuation drop and the departure, then return, of its founding CEO.

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    Chime makes an upmarket move

    A new membership tier at the fintech lets users who put $3,000 or more per month in direct deposits into their account receive 5% cash back on a spending category, and a 3.75% annual percentage yield on savings.

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    PNC adds rewards program

    Perks include enhanced credit card rewards, cash rewards on some lending services and higher savings rates, the Pittsburgh-based super-regional said.

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    Cash management platform Lorum applies for national trust charter

    “We’re basically building a new-age BNY,” said George Davis, the company’s founder.

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    White House continues campaign to gut CDFIs

    A Trump administration budget request cuts 63% of awards to community development financial institutions – and demands a focus on rural assistance rather than “immigration, gender and climate radicalism.”

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    JPMorgan’s Dimon bemoans parts of Basel, G-SIB proposals

    While the bank CEO backs a “timely finalization” of the proposals, the latest iterations “are still very flawed in a few specific areas,” Jamie Dimon wrote in his annual letter to shareholders.

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    BNY, Robinhood tapped for Trump Accounts program

    BNY will manage the initial accounts and develop an app for families to manage funds, and Robinhood will serve as brokerage and initial trustee of the accounts, the Treasury Department said.

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    Judge won’t reconsider decision on DOJ’s Powell probe

    The government’s arguments “do not come close to convincing the Court that a different outcome is warranted,” Judge James Boasberg said. A U.S. Attorney’s office said it would appeal.

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    FNB CEO bets on smaller-bank innovation

    “The future’s going to lead to smaller banks coming out with some very innovative tools that the larger banks miss,” the chief executive of the $50 billion-asset lender predicted.

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    Coinbase nabs conditional OCC charter approval

    A Coinbase executive credited “years of investment in compliance, engagement with regulators, and belief that the right path forward for crypto is through the system — not around it.”

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    CFPB floats plan to cut staff in half

    The bureau wants to persuade a district court to lift its injunction. Opponents call the plan “half-baked,” but the CFPB insists downsizing is needed to meet funding restrictions imposed by a measure passed in July.

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    Concerns mount over core provider issues

    An OCC inquiry ought to result in core providers being held accountable for compliance issues within their systems that affect banks, a consultant urged.

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    Former FTX exec faces $3.7M disgorgement, trading ban

    The CFTC seeks no restitution or civil monetary penalty from Nishad Singh, “based in part upon Singh’s cooperation in [the] investigation and related proceedings.”

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    Yotta sues Evolve again

    Yotta customers remain “deprived of $80 million of their funds,” and Yotta’s business has “los[t] essentially all value” due to Evolve’s alleged malfeasance, according to the lawsuit.

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    Bank of Hope to buy SMBC commercial unit

    The Los Angeles-based lender will acquire $2.5 billion in commercial and commercial real estate loans and $2.7 billion in deposits, as well as eight branches in Southern California.

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    Monzo to close US operations, accounts

    The U.K.-based fintech will lay off roughly 50 employees and shift its focus toward Europe, where it gained a banking license in December. U.S. users reportedly can access their accounts through June.

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    Trustmark names next COO, CFO

    With current CFO Thomas Owens set to become operations chief, Joseph Bond will join the Jackson, Mississippi-based lender from Texas Capital Bancshares.

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    NC’s Fidelity Bank to get Atlanta foothold with $142.8M Affinity deal

    The acquisition, set to close in the third quarter, will create a $5.5 billion-asset institution and give Georgia’s Affinity Bank a landing spot after a previous tie-up with a credit union was terminated.

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    Franklin Templeton to acquire crypto investment management firm

    The company will buy 250 Digital, led by a Citi alum, for an undisclosed sum – that will be paid partly in Franklin’s BENJI tokens.

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    BMO eyes top-5 commercial bank status with California push

    The lender is betting on its U.S. commercial bank’s unified model, increased banker headcount and product enhancements to fuel growth, an executive said.

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    JPMorgan aims to boost small-business lending in ‘American Dream’ plan

    The bank intends to hire 1,000 more small-business bankers, support home and healthcare affordability efforts, and focus on high-growth areas such as Alabama in a 10-year initiative.

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    Anti-union push grows at Wells Fargo

    The length of time it’s taking the bank and union representatives to negotiate a contract is “likely a factor” in the decertification efforts, a union-involved employee said.

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    Flagstar ex-CEO DiNello to step down from board

    The executive, who ran New York Community Bank just ahead of its rescue, will not stand for reelection when his term ends in June.

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    Bank customers, while embracing AI, call for human customer support

    Consumer comfort with AI tools has reached an "inflection point," TD Bank's Ted Paris said, but they still want human agents to keep an eye on AI recommendations.