A much-anticipated stablecoin bill advanced to the full Senate in an 18-6 vote, giving it a promising path to pass with 60 votes. But amendments banks favored were shut out of the markup.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced new state legislation to ban unfair and abusive business practices, giving state regulators broader authority to crack down on consumer abuses.
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New guidance from the Office of Personnel Management states that unions' collective bargaining agreements cannot interfere with mass layoffs carried out by federal agencies.
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Hackers breached the New York community bank's cybersecurity walls in 2022, drawing regulatory scrutiny and causing its CEO to resign.
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Both consumers and banks reported that the rate of fraud and scams has steadied, according to Fincen and FTC data, but the total cost continued rising.
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The software helps identify and investigate crime, then writes a recommendation.
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As the Senate Banking Committee meets to consider landmark stablecoin legislation today, the banking industry is beginning to wake up to what some experts say is an existential threat.
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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.
Honorees from American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments discuss spotting tangible uses for innovation, rather than buying into hype.
Each year, American Banker recognizes the women who are advancing the payments industry in banking, retail, acquiring, processing and more.

- Software code generation and knowledge management are two of the places the bank has begun using generative AI to improve efficiency.
- Thomas Rudzewick, CEO of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, worries about the growing crisis of low savings among millennials and Gen Z. He believes banks like his can help reverse this trend with financial literacy and innovative savings tools.
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Disaster relief is capturing a large share of philanthropic giving from banks such as Truist Financial and Western Alliance Bank.
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The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund-backed AI investment company initiated the largest investment ever paid in crypto.
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The regional bank, which hired a commercial banking team away from Citizens Financial Group, has identified growth opportunities not only in the Garden State, but also in Pennsylvania and Texas.
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NuMark Credit Union said it would buy Lemont National Bank. After a record-setting 2024, it's only the second such credit union-bank combination so far this year.
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The court filing contradicts Fed Chair Jerome Powell's statement to Congress in February that the central bank has had "no contact" with DOGE.
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