The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced job openings for attorney-advisors to represent the agency in defensive and appellate litigation.

October 10
4 Min Read
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Public sector banking doesn't have a line on Citi's income statement. But Monaco's global influence is threaded throughout the bank's work with government finance ministries, central banks and other sovereign entities.

October 7
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Our annual list of the 25 top leaders in finance include three newcomers this year.

October 1
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Our annual ranking of women in banking and finance includes five community bank CEOs.

September 24
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Each year, American Banker chooses five teams that embody the spirit of collaboration and illustrate how teamwork can have a substantial impact on a bank's top and bottom lines.

September 17
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For the first time, this list of banking's rising stars aged 40 and younger is presented in ranked order, highlighting the depth and performance of the industry's top talent.

September 10
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Top Performing Banks
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Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.

August 14
1 Min Read
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Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.

August 14
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Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.

July 24
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The 5-year-old experiment of tying executive compensation to achieving diversity goals appears to be ending. The abrupt shift comes amid the Trump administration's crackdown on DEI.

June 4
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The CEOs of smaller regional banks received fatter bonuses last year than their big-bank counterparts, possibly thanks to low performance expectations at the smaller banks after the 2023 banking crisis.

June 2
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The OCC's approval of SmartBiz buying a bank opens the door to other fintech M&A deals for accessing bank charters, which can help a fintech stay in business.

May 28
7 Min Read
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The 10 winning innovations span categories from AI and payments to risk and compliance. An overall winner will be announced at American Banker's Digital Banking event on June 2.

May 6
12 Min Read
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The Brazilian neobank expanded its bank accounts for minors with new features in 2024 by adding high-yield savings "boxes" and expanding parental controls.

May 28
5 Min Read
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As real-time payments become more common, UBB's partnership with fintech Pidgin offers a roadmap for smaller banks to stay relevant.

May 27
6 Min Read
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As the class action lawsuit settlement industry became overwhelmed with fraud, a bank and a fraud scoring company teamed up to fight back.

May 23
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A new survey finds that fraud losses have jumped significantly in the last year, with digital channels and check fraud posing the biggest threats.

October 9
4 Min Read
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New Federal Reserve research reveals that identity theft victims who use extended fraud alerts often see significant and lasting credit improvements.

October 8
4 Min Read

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr is warning small banks about the growing threat from fraudsters' use of AI-generated deepfakes. But he also says AI may be able to help community banks fight fraud more effectively.

October 8
3 Min Read
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Most Influential Women in Payments honorees say the dramatic expansion in technology presents new opportunities and challenges as employers evolve away from traditional business models.

January 14
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Honorees from American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments discuss spotting tangible uses for innovation, rather than buying into hype.

January 10
5 Min Read
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Each year, American Banker recognizes the women who are advancing the payments industry in banking, retail, acquiring, processing and more.

January 9
1 Min Read
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