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With a Democrat set to take the White House in January, the agenda for agencies like the CFPB could undergo a rapid transformation, housing finance reform could be turned on its head and progressive banking ideas that were unthinkable over the past four years could gain traction.

In a year with the Paycheck Protection Program, big banks tap brakes on SBA lending; what debt collectors can and can't do under CFPB rule; a look at who might craft regulatory policy in a Biden administration; and more from this week's most-read stories.

It's not just payment habits that are changing, but the very nature of what people are willing to buy one another.

A look at how credit unions and the industry at large have intersected with the 2020 election.

Banks and Paycheck Protection Program recipients are caught in a bind between two SBA rescue programs; SoFi gets preliminary OK on bank charter, launches credit card; HSBC vows to ‘accelerate’ U.S. cost-cutting plan; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

While gift cards are often marketed as an easy way to send money to friends and family, during the pandemic they're transforming into a more versatile tool of commerce that can overtake the use cases commonly associated with cash.

Leaders at the 85 institutions that made the eighth annual ranking have found ways to navigate crises (there have been plenty this year) while also bolstering employee morale.

The 2020 election could draw the most voters in history, along with a record haul for campaign contributions, with fundraising thus far favoring Democratic candidates both generally and in the finance and technology industries, which cover most financial institutions and payment firms.

What's behind the unlikely First Citizens-CIT deal; ex-Trump adviser Gary Cohn predicts bleak future for community banks; midsize banks gird for loan defaults, more margin pressure; and more from this week's most-read stories.

For the 44.6 million households who rent, coming into the crisis almost 27% were already paying half or more of their monthly income on housing. That meant they had litte ability to save for an emergency, let alone a pandemic that would cause record job losses.

USAA's regulatory troubles now include OCC fine, CRA downgrade; Citi CEO Michael Corbat and CFO Mark Mason dodged questions on cost of risk overhaul; PNC unlikely to buy a digital bank, CEO Demchak says; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Amid the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, many companies are taking a chance on innovative new technologies to keep their customers engaged.

Executives and technology analysts offered a host of concerns that are likely to dog credit unions well into the new year.

As the House of Representatives enters the 2020 election season, the outcome stands to encourage or rein in a group of technology companies that are encroaching deeper into financial services.

USAA sues PNC over mobile check deposit technology; flood of liquidity that accompanied the pandemic recession unlikely to subside anytime soon; 'enigmatic' CFPB chief could drop more surprises in a second Trump term; and more from this week's most-read stories.

House forgiveness plan for Paycheck Protection Program loans is better than nothing, bankers say; why some banks still lean on mainframes; what's next for Goldman Sachs's Marcus; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance in the upcoming election, with the outcome determining the direction of laws and regulations that can have a profound impact on financial services, technology, fintech and payments innovation.

Twenty of this year’s honorees were among our 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking in 2019, while four — Citizens Bank of Edmond’s Jill Castilla, City National Bank’s Kelly Coffey and JPMorgan Chase’s Lori Beer and Jennifer Piepszak — are former Most Powerful Women to Watch making their debuts here.

The biggest name, of course, is Jane Fraser, the president of Citigroup who in February will replace Michael Corbat as CEO. Fraser, who has been a mainstay on our Most Powerful Women in Banking list for years, will be the first woman in U.S. history to lead a large, global bank.

Many of the women in this year's list are familiar to American Banker readers, including J.P. Morgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes, Fidelity Investmemts' Abigail Johnson and Synchrony Financial's Margaret Keane. Seven honorees are newcomers, including two, Maria Hackley and Ida Liu, from Citigroup.