SEC backs Trump’s idea of allowing semi-annual earnings reports
The proposal is part of what SEC Chairman Paul Atkins calls his “Make IPOs Great Again” agenda.
Boston-area mutual bank agrees to buy New Hampshire lender
Opportunity favors the prepared, and Cambridge Savings Bank had been saving for years to buy a nearby rival. Now, as the mutual bank announces plans to acquire First Seacoast Bank, it says it’s found “the right deal at the right time.”
Fed’s Barr says gas prices could ‘bleed’ into inflation
Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said Tuesday that the U.S. energy sector is more insulated from shocks than Europe’s, particularly in natural gas prices. However, he warned that the war is pushing up gasoline prices, which could spill over into other parts of the economy.
PayPal reports first earnings under new CEO
The payments company said payment volume increased, but net income decreased compared to 2025.
Virginia bank eyes growth after ending feud with large borrower
Carter Bankshares wants to widen its footprint in the Carolinas and may look to buy a bank, especially in South Carolina, where it set up a loan production office in November. The Virginia bank recently resolved a long-running dispute with a major commercial borrower.
Coinbase cuts 14% of staff, citing crypto slump and AI
CEO Brian Armstrong said the company will flatten its org chart to five management layers and concentrate hiring around “AI-native” pods.
How banks reach for the ‘top of the wallet’
If a card is immediately not easy and safe to use in an external app, consumers will quickly turn to another card, executives from Regions Bank, Pinnacle Financial Partners and Barclays warned American Banker’s Payments Forum.
Mythos is ‘very high risk’: JPMorganChase’s Jamie Dimon
Dimon spoke Tuesday at an Anthropic event alongside Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
Negotiators brush off bank concerns with stablecoin-yield compromise
Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., said that they “agree to disagree” with bank lobbyists on their objections to their newly released stablecoin-yield provision.
Wells Fargo continues recruiting run with $1.6B AUM UBS team
Wells’ latest advisor recruiting coup comes just days after it pulled over a 19-person team formerly managing nearly $6 billion at Morgan Stanley.