Plaid hires ex-FDIC chief Jelena McWilliams

The fintech’s CEO praised the incoming president of corporate and external affairs as a “consistent voice for transparency, consumer protection, and innovation” in a blog post Thursday.

JPMorgan Chase to take over as Apple Card’s issuer

The largest U.S. bank will assume a $20 billion portfolio of Apple customers as Goldman Sachs extricates itself from consumer lending.

Trump family’s crypto firm seeks bank charter

World Liberty Financial follows several other digital asset companies in pursuit of a national trust bank charter, regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Jefferies takes $30M loss over First Brands investment

“There clearly are lessons to be learned,” executives said of the auto parts supplier’s bankruptcy. The bank, however, saw a 20% surge in investment-banking revenue.

4 banking trends to watch in 2026

This year is poised to show how far the groundwork laid in 2025 can carry the banking space – with regard to regulation, mergers and acquisitions, artificial intelligence and more.

BofA sued over alleged Jan. 6 ‘surveillance’

Bank of America “data-mined” its customer base to identify anyone who used a BofA product in the Washington, D.C., metro area between Jan. 5 and Jan 7, 2021, a customer alleged.