One small bank fails, while others thrive
Kentland Federal became the third bank this year to fail; meanwhile, American Banker today publishes its list of the best-performing small banks.
The top-performing 20 public banks with under $2B of assets in 2025
In American Banker’s ranking of banks with the strongest metrics, here is this year’s list, based on 2025 data from Capital Performance Group.
Housing bill quietly limps its way into law
The bipartisan housing package, dismissed by President Trump as a “yawn,” takes effect automatically after he declined to sign it in protest over stalled voter ID legislation.
Smallest standalone bank in America fails
The failure of Kentland Federal Savings and Loan, the nation’s smallest standalone bank at $3.7 million of assets, will cause an estimated $1.2 million hit to the deposit insurance fund, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Kentland’s failure is the third bank failure in 2026.
Circle is granted a trust bank charter from the OCC
The stablecoin issuer has received final approval from the federal agency to open a trust bank division for custody of digital assets.
FirstSun joins list of banks hit by borrower fraud
The Denver-based bank reported that two loans soured, one due to fraud. A number of other lenders reported sizable fraud-related losses last fall.
Custodia asks Supreme Court to rule on Fed master account
The Wyoming digital asset bank is requesting that the high court review previous decisions granting the central bank ‘unbounded, unreviewable discretion’ in light of its recent Cook and Slaughter rulings. A decision could impact how cryptocurrency intersects with the standard banking system.
How a serial borrower fooled 7 banks out of $39 million
U.S. Bank, Arvest, Old National, BMO and WaFd took the losses in a decade-long scheme the DOJ announced.
Press Release: Kentland Bank Assumes All Deposits of Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 10, 2026 Kentland Bank Assumes All Deposits of Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association WASHINGTON — Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association of Kentland, Indiana was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. The FDIC entered into […]
Citi wins bank support for tokenized deposit tools
Bangkok-based The Siam Commercial Bank will use New York-based bank’s 24/7 clearing and tokenized deposit service in a sign that the banking industry is beginning to look past individual tokenized deposit platforms and toward interoperability.