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    Inside Regions’ effort to upskill its SMB, mass-affluent bankers

    The regional lender is honing the way a group of its bankers manage small-business customer relationships as competition rises in the Southeast.

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    Oregon credit union to buy in-state bank

    Salem-based Maps Credit Union’s purchase of Lewis & Clark Bank marks the fourth whole-bank acquisition proposed by a credit union this year.

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    OCC takes stock of breach as some banks limit info sharing

    JPMorgan Chase has stopped sharing information electronically with the agency, a source told Banking Dive. BNY and Bank of America have reportedly done likewise.

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    BaaS startup Solid files for bankruptcy

    Arjun Thyagarajan, the company's CEO and co-founder, filed for Chapter 11 in a Delaware court, citing “costly litigation” and an inability to raise capital since 2022.

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    CFPB’s Vought wants to strip away ‘guidance’ en masse

    The bureau’s acting director said the Biden administration used guidance as a substitute for formal regulation and gave eight CFPB offices two weeks to save any previous guidance they deem necessary.

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    Bank of America ordered to pay FDIC $540M in risk lawsuit

    A judge’s decision, made public Monday, marks the latest development in a yearslong legal fight between the bank and the regulatory agency over the unpaid deposit insurance assessments.

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    Edward Jones resubmits ILC charter application

    The investment firm originally sought a charter in 2020, but abandoned its efforts in 2022. It still plans to move forward with its retail banking partnership with U.S. Bank this year.

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    NY AG sues MoneyLion, DailyPay

    The state’s lawsuits seek to wind down the companies' earned wage access practices in New York.

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    CFPB drops case against Comerica

    The bureau dismissed the case without prejudice – meaning it could refile the lawsuit – setting it apart from other recent dismissals by the Russ Vought-led CFPB.

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    Appeals court allows some CFPB firings

    The bureau can terminate employees who are determined, after an individualized assessment, to be unnecessary to the agency’s statutory duties, a three-judge panel ruled.

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    TD acknowledges ‘darkest day’ in shareholder meeting

    The bank’s chair called October’s $3.09 billion settlement “extraordinarily painful.” Investors voted in four new board members Thursday, including Morgan Stanley’s former deputy CFO.

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    Ally’s DEI suit dismissed after bank reduces emphasis

    America First Legal dropped its lawsuit against Ally Financial after the lender largely scrubbed diversity references from its public filings.

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    Tariffs may prompt clients to revisit supply chain financing: Wells exec

    Flexible financing “will be essential to businesses” if higher-than-expected tariffs take effect, said Jeremy Jansen, Wells Fargo's managing director of supply chain finance.

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    Dimon points to ‘turbulence,’ sees uncertainty persisting through July

    The trade war poses certain risks to JPMorgan Chase, given its global reach. “Add that to the list of worries – we will be in the crosshairs,” CEO Jamie Dimon said Friday.

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    Ex-Frost employee sues bank, alleging retaliation, conspiracy

    Chad Jones, a former investment adviser at the bank, accused two former colleagues of “act[ing] in concert to create a false narrative and shield gross incompetence from internal scrutiny.”

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    House votes to overturn CFPB overdraft rule

    The rule that would cap overdraft fees at $5 now goes to President Donald Trump, who has indicated he will sign a measure to nullify the CFPB cap.

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    Warren presses Fed’s Bowman on tariff stance

    The senator grew exasperated when the nominee for vice chair for supervision suggested a wait-and-see approach on Trump policy.

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    How Bank of America scaled AI

    Innovation sessions, governance oversight and a clear focus on solving practical problems helped shape internal and customer-facing use cases.

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    Lawmakers push House bill on reputational risk

    Reps. Andy Barr, R-KY, and Ritchie Torres, D-NY, introduced companion legislation of the Senate’s FIRM Act to remove reputational risk as a component in bank supervision.

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    Evolve, Lineage Bank face lawsuit over missing funds

    The two lenders, former partner banks of fintech Synapse, were hit with a proposed class action Friday over mismanagement of funds allegedly held at the banks. 

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    Treasury eyes bigger regulatory role, Bessent says

    The treasury secretary said he wants regulatory tailoring to ensure smaller community banks matter on a wider scale.

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    Fifth Third hires ex-M&T CFO to lead regional banking

    Darren King will “drive strategy, cultivate talent and pursue growth” as Fifth Third pushes southeast, the bank said. He succeeds Kris Garrett, the lender’s retiring wealth and asset manager.

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    The smaller the CFPB, ‘the better,’ Senate banking chair says

    Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, estimated a timeline for a vote on the nominee to lead the CFPB and detailed how his working relationship with Sen. Elizabeth Warren differs from that with previous Democratic leadership.

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    OCC discloses major hack

    Attackers gained unauthorized, prolonged access to the banking regulator’s email system and may have seen numerous messages containing highly sensitive data.

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    ‘Fallen off a cliff’: 3 ways Travis Hill wants to boost de novos

    Lower upfront capital for “noncomplex” community banks, a revamped application process for fintechs and an open mind toward ILCs are some of the suggestions the FDIC’s acting chief floated Tuesday.