Apple Bank CEO seeks to ‘punch through to consciousness’

To get a foot in the door with customers, smaller players like the New York community bank need larger lenders to slip up, CEO Steve Bush said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 15, 2026

JPMorgan to livestream fraud-fighting event to 700 branches

The panel, highlighting scam methodology and the tools that banks and customers can use to fight back, comes as the cost to victims soars, according to Gallup and the Federal Trade Commission.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 14, 2026

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Artificial intelligence

Banks must decide whether to forge AI tools in-house or partner with outside firms. AI’s importance can’t be understated, but legacy tech may also constrain the budget for banks looking to innovate.

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BofA fined $1.21B over AML flaws

Bank of America failed to properly monitor trillions of dollars in transactions, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery , Caitlin Mullen • Updated Oct. 14, 2026

Fintech Upgrade applies for ILC charter

The decade-old credit-card startup named a SoFi alum and longtime regulator as CEO of its proposed bank.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 13, 2026

Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bancorp to buy Texas community bank

Acquiring SouthStar Bank expands Pinnacle’s Texas presence – currently concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area – in Austin and the central part of the state.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 12, 2026

Citi hires up in push to overtake private bank competitors

Under BofA alum Chris Biotti, Citi’s private bank is targeting $3 trillion in untapped North American client assets by installing new leaders across the region.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 9, 2026

Why Gen Z, millennials are most satisfied with online banks, fintechs

“A lot of it really does start with the idea that the fintechs are protecting their customers from fees, helping customers to protect their money,” JD Power’s Paul McAdam said.

By Kristen Doerer • Oct. 9, 2026

TowneBank deal shrinks pool of NC bank targets

The Virginia lender is paying a premium for Mooresville, North Carolina-based Blueharbor, and scarcity value makes the remaining banks in the Tar Heel State “quite valuable,” an analyst said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 8, 2026

Third Coast to buy Oklahoma bank for $240M

The deal comes roughly a year after Houston-based Third Coast announced its $123 million purchase of Austin, Texas-based Keystone Bancshares.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 7, 2026

Ally CEO: ‘Strategy is about choices’

A narrower focus is driving better returns at the $200 billion-asset lender, although the credit and interest rate environment may challenge execution of Michael Rhodes’ strategy.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 7, 2026

Top bank conferences to attend in 2027

Connecting with peers and competitors may offer the gut-check that banking leaders need so they can innovate in a way that lets customers and shareholders both prosper.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 6, 2026

Amerant Bank CEO tackles credit crisis

Efforts to change the internal culture around credit risk within the Florida bank’s lending portfolio have begun paying off, Carlos Iafigliola said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 1, 2026

Charter must be ‘top priority’ for fintechs pursuing it: Mercury exec

The fintech has always wanted a charter, according to Mercury Bank CEO Jon Auxier. After years of hard work, “now is the right moment to go after it.”

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 30, 2026

Peoples Bancorp to buy Maryland’s Capital Bancorp for $728M

Peoples’ second deal of 2026 will push the Marietta, Ohio-based lender well past the $10 billion-asset threshold it aimed to stay under with its last deal.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 30, 2026

JPMorgan Chase names next HR chief

Mark O’Donovan, the bank’s CEO of international consumer banking, will succeed retiring human-resources head Robin Leopold in January.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 30, 2026

SMBC Americas COO is out

Greg Keeley is no longer with the company he joined last year, according to an email sent to staff Monday.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 29, 2026

Valley National Bank to acquire fintech Bluevine for $340M

The fintech is set to bring Valley $2.1 billion in deposits and make the bank “a much stronger and more relevant small business competitor,” executives said Monday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 28, 2026

Huntington unites marketing, digital in a push for growth

Former USAA executive Ameesh Vakharia has been tasked with aligning the regional bank’s brand experience with its digital product delivery. “We can't have marketing buzzwords or campaigns that don't manifest,” he said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 25, 2026

WestStar stretches New Mexico presence with Southwest Capital deal

The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, gives Southwest Capital a landing spot after a previous tie-up with a credit union collapsed.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 24, 2026

BofA battles for talent as business banker hiring surges

Bank of America's Sharon Miller says competitors recognize business owners as a fountain of leads for cross-selling opportunities and are chasing that business, too.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 24, 2026

Florida de novo opens its doors

The $43 million raised from local investors “demonstrated how much the community was needing this,” Portrait Bank founder and CEO Erik Weiner said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 22, 2026

Ally bets on loyalty perks to boost consumer bank strategy

The digital lender aims to drive relevancy with customers’ everyday spending through the addition of a rewards program, Ally’s president of consumer banking said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 22, 2026

Boston’s Beacon names next CEO a year after merger

Sean Gray served as chief operating officer at Beacon and as president and COO of predecessor Berkshire Bank. Beacon CEO Paul Perrault retired Monday.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 22, 2026

OCC conditionally approves 3 national trust charters

Bastion Platforms Trust Co., Agora National Trust Bank and Catena Trust Bank applied for charters in March, April and May, respectively.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 21, 2026

New Orleans de novo aims to challenge bigger-bank dominance

Nola Bank is Louisiana’s first new lender since 2010 and is pursuing minority depository institution status, executives said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 21, 2026