US regulators must stop pushing innovative fintech firms overseas
Too often, small fintechs working to bring innovative technology online in the U.S. determine that they would be better off overseas. Regulators should copy existing “sandbox” models to keep them here.
Couples finance app Tandem bought by credit union group
Reseda Group, a CUSO owned by MSU Federal Credit Union, acquired the money management app for couples as part of its strategy for family finance offerings.
Debit card rewards are coming back in vogue
Airlines and hotel chains are taking advantage of the banking-as-a-service model and favorable debit interchange regulations offered to bank issuers with under $10 billion in assets to bring debit card rewards back to market after they all but disappeared following the so-called Durbin amendment.
What’s on the docket as Congress returns after shutdown
The government shutdown is over, and Congress gets back to its regular business. For banks, the biggest-ticket issues are ongoing deliberations on raising deposit insurance and shaping a crypto market structure bill.
How banks are laying the foundation for agentic AI
JPMorganChase, BNY, Citi and others are getting ready to launch autonomous digital workers, but for most, several pieces need to be in place before they can go live.
BNY launches stablecoin reserve fund
Following the new GENIUS Act, BNY’s fund provides a regulated vehicle for stablecoin reserves, distinct from its separate tokenization projects.
Press Release: Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2024 Small Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Data
PRESS RELEASE | NOVEMBER 13, 2025 Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2024 Small Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Data WASHINGTON – The federal bank regulatory agencies, as members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), today released data on small business, small farm, and community development lending during 2024. The Community Reinvestment […]
Best Banks to Work For 2025: $3B to $10B of assets
Of the 90 honorees on American Banker’s 2025 Best Banks to Work For list, 28 had between $3 billion and $10 billion of assets.
These four banks are finding employee-centric uses of AI
Several of the Best Banks to Work For 2025 are using artificial intelligence in ways that help their workforces.
FDIC’s Hill expects first GENIUS Act rules by year-end
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Acting Chair Travis Hill said Thursday morning that the agency’s first proposed rules under recently passed stablecoin legislation should be published by the end of the year.