The Senate Banking Committee will hold separate hearings next week for Jerome Powell on his nomination to a second term as Federal Reserve chair and for Lael Brainard’s elevation to vice chair.
Powell will
President Biden has three more seats to fill on the board, including a new vice chair for supervision. Those picks, along with Powell and Brainard’s four-year terms for their slots, are all subject to approval by the full Senate.
Bloomberg News reported Monday that the White House is
WesBanco in Wheeling, West Virginia, has hired a team of lenders in South Florida. It plans eventually to open branches in a bid to grab a share of the region's expanding deposit market.
The criminal cases against these former 30 Under 30 honorees highlight the dangers of prioritizing hypergrowth narratives over proper due diligence.
Darnell returns to Regions, after fintech-focused stints at Visa and a community bank acquired by Huntington, as the bank accelerates its branch opening plans.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 12 of her peers alleged Monday that the personal installment lender surreptitiously adds costs for unwanted products. OneMain denied the claims.
While it's moving away from embedding transactions in ChatGPT to funneling purchases through third parties, analysts say the artificial intelligence lab's shift doesn't dilute the threat large language models pose to traditional card issuers.
The Alabama-based regional bank plans to open 135 to 150 branches over the next five years, while closing the same number. Regions' decision to accelerate its timeline by two years comes as large and regional banks try to capture more market share in the Southeast.
