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Fed, Bowman sued over capital-requirements process
The advocacy group Better Markets alleged the central bank’s supervision chief met with bank CEOs to guide public comments in a way that would emphasize support for the proposals.
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Banks keep cannabis at arm’s length over perceived risk: GAO
Financial institutions cite an evolving regulatory landscape among reasons for their uncertainty in serving the space, according to a wide-ranging report.
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Bank FOMO fueling AI spending, Accenture exec says
Most banks have yet to see widespread, sustained value from AI initiatives, because they “have not figured out how to reconfigure the work, fully, around AI yet,” said Accenture’s Mike Abbott.
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Chime outgrew bank partner model, CEO says
“There's no question that we haven't been able to move as fast as we would like” with product launches, Chris Britt said Wednesday. Acquiring Stride Bank will give the fintech “complete control of our destiny.”
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HSBC CFO Pam Kaur to step down
The first woman to serve as finance chief at Britain’s largest bank will leave before next year’s annual general meeting and will not stand for re-election to the lender’s board.
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Mercury gets FDIC nod
Mercury received conditional approval for deposit insurance, but “there’s still work between here and opening Mercury Bank’s virtual doors,” its founder said.
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Chime to buy Stride Bank for $590M
Acquiring one of its longtime bank partners offers the fintech “a faster and more proven path to full-stack ownership,” compared to pursuing its own charter, Chime said Tuesday.
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Alabama bank blasts investors’ request to join board
Blue Hill Advisors and Merion Road Capital Management decried “inaction” from United Bancorporation of Alabama, concerning several suggestions the investors made. The bank called their requests “unreasonable.”
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Virginia banks to combine in $253M deal
A tie-up with Eagle Financial Services would nearly triple John Marshall Bancorp's branch footprint and almost double its assets.
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Block seeks OCC bank charter
Cash App’s parent is joining a parade of fintechs seeking to become national banks as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency allows more leeway for such licenses.
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Circle to buy Tazapay for $400M
Tazapay and Circle first forged a partnership last year, and according to CEO Jeremy Allaire, they “share a deep alignment.” Circle was the lead investor in Tazapay’s Series B funding last year.
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EverBank, WaFd to merge in $3.9B deal
The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, would create a lender with $75 billion in assets, $59 billion in deposits and $58 billion in loans.
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Georgia de novo opts to recapitalize Virginia bank
“It would have taken us a year and a half to two years to get near a $200 million bank,” Georgia Skyline Bank co-founder Ryan Floyd said. “Now we’re that on Day One.”
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Huntington elevates Standridge to president
Brant Standridge, president of consumer and regional banking, will oversee all of Huntington’s revenue-generating businesses.
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Revolut nabs conditional OCC charter
The neobank has long eyed a U.S. banking charter, seeing it as “a seat at the table” with regulators.
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MoneyLion alums take OpenReserve ‘out of stealth’
Couched as a home for “continuous” banking, the company received conditional approval for a national banking license from the OCC.
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Banks without holding companies need better disclosure rules: GAO
Such banks aren’t subject to SEC review, and regulators aren’t assessing those lenders’ disclosures for investors’ benefit, the watchdog said.
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TD pushes US branch expansion amid AML reform
The Canadian bank plans to open 100 U.S. branches by 2028, mostly in the Southeast. But satisfying its long-running consent order remains a top priority, executives said.
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Kansas’ Equity Bank to expand in Iowa with $123.8M deal
Acquiring Lincoln Savings Bank would give Equity 16 added branches in the Hawkeye State and create a lender with $9.1 billion in assets.
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Banks can question customer activity without disclosing SARs
Five federal regulators clarified how financial institutions can talk to customers about suspicious activity without violating the Bank Secrecy Act.
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FNBO to acquire Colorado bank in $204M deal
The Nebraska-based lender said acquiring $1.4 billion-asset InBank will expand its Colorado footprint into the Denver and Colorado Springs markets.
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Citizens targets gap between consumer, commercial banking
Tapping its private-bank focus areas, the lender has hired business bankers in New York, Florida and California markets, targeting clients with $5 million to $50 million in revenue.
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TabaPay eyes OCC charter with Denver bank deal
The money movement platform, which once sought to buy Synapse’s assets, received a $155 million investment to pursue Transact Bank.
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Republicans unveil bill to change CFPB funding structure
"The agency would receive its funding from congressional appropriations instead of the Fed under the bill, which would also limit the CFPB’s ability to enforce violations against unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices.
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Stablecoins lose ground to tokenized deposits
While the digital currencies have gained some acceptance, there is a growing interest by financial institutions in tokenized deposits as an alternative.