The nation's largest banks today are the products of hundreds of mergers. In honor of American Banker's 175th anniversary, we've mapped the genealogy of the top four. Double-click on each merged bank to see its predecessor institutions; double-click again to collapse the boxes.
Consumer groups and banks are pushing for increased regulation on credit unions, aligning on concerns over tax exemptions, consumer protection standards, and the rising trend of credit union acquisitions of community banks.
Morais, the former president of consumer and commercial banking at Ally, reflects on the lessons learned in her more than three-decade career.
Analysts are watching both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump for potential regulatory picks, as well as how strongly Trump advocates for policies like tariffs and deportations that could impact the economy, inflation and bankers' prospects.
Leaders at financial institutions said borrower demand should pick back up, if slowly, following Tuesday's vote.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will soon have to defend its interpretive buy now/pay later rule in court following an industry advocacy group lawsuit. Here's what's at stake.
Potential new Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has suggested a potential workaround to offset the cost of extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
