Inside Paxos and Aleo’s ‘stablecoin salaries’
The two companies are collaborating on making the digital asset private for payroll and other business transactions. While it’s unusual, as the most well-known stablecoins are on public ledgers, tech firms are warming to the idea.
Zions is ‘confident’ in credit despite Wall Street battering
Following a $60 million credit hit, the Salt Lake City bank said that it hasn’t found any other related problem loans.
Two Illinois community banks agree to merge in $170M deal
The parent company of Heartland Bank and Trust plans to acquire a smaller bank based in Carlinville, Illinois. The acquisition would give the buyer added heft in Central Illinois, as well as the Chicago and St. Louis metro areas.
Banks urge Trump admin to restore CDFI Fund staff, funding
Six trade groups warned the administration layoffs and funding freezes could dampen lending, threatening the administration’s goal of economic growth.
Eastern in Mass. should sell itself: Activist investor
The Boston-based bank is the second bank in three months to face pressure to sell by the activist investor group HoldCo Asset Management.
Gould focuses on OCC role in debanking fracas
Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said in an interview with American Banker that his agency is looking at whether its own internal guidance may have contributed to a climate where banks feel the need to “cite everything” to avoid supervisory penalties.
Credit union-powered digital bank sponsors college sports
AlumniFi, the digital banking arm of Michigan State University’s official credit union, is now an official bank partner for the NCAA’s Big East conference.
Navy Federal, Truist, Chime among victims of AWS outage
A failure at an Amazon Web Services data center in Virginia caused widespread outages, hitting services at several banks and fintechs.
Executive at neighboring NYC bank bets on Carver turnaround
Spring Bank CEO Barry Mann has accumulated a 6% stake in New York City-based Carver Bancorp, Carver has a history of underperforming, but Mann is optimistic about its chances under new CEO Donald Felix.
How Connecticut became a battleground for earned wage access
The number of states with earned wage access legislation doubled in 2025 with six states passing new laws. Connecticut regulators have been particularly strict, creating conflict between lenders and the government.