Senator probes BNY for more Epstein info

Sen. Ron Wyden asked the bank for details related to 18 $1 million wire transfers between accounts linked to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as BNY’s KYC procedures and names of individual bankers.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 16, 2026

First Horizon calls out Raleigh as a market of interest

The bank’s CFO said First Horizon isn’t interested in a large acquisition, but if a smaller bank with a handful of branches were to come for sale, “we’re going to run the math.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 16, 2026

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Fraud and AML in banking

The past year has been one of reckoning with regard to fraud — from TD’s $3 billion AML penalty to the continuing punitive phase connected to PPP misdeeds, crypto bankruptcies and pig butchering.

By Banking Dive staff

M&A in 2026 may put more distance between big, small banks

Expect the acceleration in bank M&A to pick up further, especially in advance of this year’s midterm elections.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 15, 2026

Fed approves Fifth Third-Comerica deal

The transaction is expected to close Feb. 1, Fifth Third said. The green light, 99 days after proposal, comes despite an intense campaign by Comerica investor HoldCo Asset Management.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 14, 2026

Fed’s Powell resists DOJ probe

At least two GOP senators and a dozen former Federal Reserve and Treasury officials are questioning the Trump administration’s investigation into the central bank chair’s testimony and construction projects.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 12, 2026

Vought concedes on CFPB funding

The CFPB’s acting director requested $145 million from the Federal Reserve to carry out agency duties for the fiscal second quarter, but noted he disagreed with a judge’s decision ordering the agency to do so.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 12, 2026

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.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 9, 2026

Fed’s Bowman, lawmakers suggest regulatory threshold changes

The vice chair for supervision also wondered whether a more nuanced approach would be better than single-metric thresholds, such as those based on asset size.

By Caitlin Mullen • Jan. 8, 2026

Brazil’s PicPay files for US IPO

The São Paulo-based fintech previously sought a U.S. listing in 2021 but withdrew a year later. Fellow Brazilian challenger Nubank applied for a U.S. banking license in September.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 7, 2026

Bunq re-applies for OCC license

The Dutch neobank sought a U.S. license in 2023 but withdrew after a 301-day wait. It obtained a broker-dealer license in October from FINRA.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 7, 2026

Baltimore sues fintech Dave over cash advance product

“Misleading” marketing and high interest charges were “intentionally designed to trap individuals in cycles of debt,” the city asserted. Baltimore sued another fintech, MoneyLion, in October.

By Daniel Muñoz • Jan. 7, 2026

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.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 7, 2026

JPMorgan eschews proxy advisers for internal AI tool

After CEO Jamie Dimon railed against the advisers for years, the bank’s asset management unit cut firms like ISS and Glass Lewis out of U.S. voting decisions.

By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 7, 2026

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.

By Caitlin Mullen , Gabrielle Saulsbery , Dan Ennis • Jan. 7, 2026

BNY, BofA face fresh Epstein-related complaints

An alleged victim of late billionaire sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein has amended lawsuits against Bank of America and BNY, after a judge expressed skepticism about them last month.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Jan. 6, 2026

HSBC taps BNP Paribas exec to lead sustainable finance, transition in Asia

The London-based bank said Chaoni Huang would help its clients in the region “decarbonize and invest in new growth.”

By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 5, 2026

CFPB must request funds from Fed, court rules

A federal judge rejected an argument that the bureau would run out of money in early 2026 because the central bank hadn’t turned a profit since 2022.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 5, 2026

Democratic AGs sue Trump administration over CFPB funding

New York Attorney General Letitia James and others want a federal court in Oregon to force the CFPB to take funds from the Federal Reserve to continue its watchdog duties.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 23, 2025

Huntington’s $7.4B Cadence deal gets regulatory sign-off

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the acquisition 56 days after it was proposed – leaving just one multibillion-dollar banking deal from 2025 awaiting regulators’ blessing.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 23, 2025

CFPB shifts on EWA policy, again

Certain employer-partnered earned wage access products aren’t subject to U.S. lending laws, the bureau said, formally discarding a 2024 Biden-era rule.

By Justin Bachman • Dec. 23, 2025

Fed seeks comments on ‘skinny’ account

The Federal Reserve Board voted 6-1 on Friday to gather public comment on creating a new special payments account for use by financial institutions.

By Lynne Marek • Dec. 22, 2025

Fintech Mercury applies for OCC bank charter

The company also appointed an alum of SoFi, Green Dot and Goldman Sachs to serve as CEO of the proposed bank. The move comes after the OCC approved five crypto firms for a different type of charter.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 19, 2025

Senate confirms FDIC’s Hill, CFTC’s Selig

The party-line vote puts permanent leaders atop the two financial regulatory agencies.

By Caitlin Mullen • Dec. 19, 2025

OCC withdraws amendment to Citi consent order

The regulator is no longer requiring the bank to submit a breakdown of the resources it’s employing to resolve a 2020 order likely brought on by a $900 million errant transfer of funds.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 19, 2025

Tech-focused Erebor gets FDIC nod for deposit insurance

The proposed bank, backed by billionaire investor Peter Thiel, received conditional approval from the OCC in October.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 17, 2025