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    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 • Sept. 22, 2026
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    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 • Sept. 22, 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.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    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 • Sept. 22, 2026
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    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 • Sept. 21, 2026
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    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 • Sept. 21, 2026
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    PNC, Regions, Citizens execs eschew M&A ‘distraction’

    Executives at regional lenders cited AI priorities, systems conversions and strategic initiatives as reasons to avoid pursuing deals despite regulatory tailwinds.

    By • Sept. 16, 2026
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    Truist to exit near-prime auto lending, sell $5.5B in loans

    New CEO Mike Lyons has added “a lot of urgency and intensity” around a strategic review the bank is conducting, CFO Mike Maguire said Tuesday.

    By • Sept. 15, 2026
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    Brazil’s Nubank launches in the US

    The debut, ahead of full OCC approval but through a partner bank, coincides with the rollout of a multicurrency digital account for cross-border transactions.

    By • Sept. 15, 2026
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    When collections is treated as arrears, banks miss the real risk

    Handled well, collections stops being the end of a relationship and becomes the moment it proves its value.

    Sept. 14, 2026
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    How Navy Federal harnesses AI to confront scam activity

    A top anti-fraud executive at the credit union says thwarting scams requires “totally different” tools than fraud, and AI is providing both new threats and novel solutions.

    By • Sept. 11, 2026
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    Chime outgrew bank partner model, CEO says

    “There's no question that we haven't been able to move as fast as we would like” with product launches, Chris Britt said Sept. 9. Acquiring Stride Bank will give the fintech “complete control of our destiny.”

    By • Sept. 10, 2026
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    Virginia banks to combine in $253M deal

    A tie-up with Eagle Financial Services would nearly triple John Marshall Bancorp's branch footprint and almost double its assets.

    By • Sept. 9, 2026
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    Chime to buy Stride Bank for $590M

    Acquiring one of its longtime bank partners offers the fintech “a faster and more proven path to full-stack ownership,” compared to pursuing its own charter, Chime said Tuesday.

    By • Updated Sept. 9, 2026
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    Georgia de novo opts to recapitalize Virginia bank

    “It would have taken us a year and a half to two years to get near a $200 million bank,” Georgia Skyline Bank co-founder Ryan Floyd said. “Now we’re that on Day One.”

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    Huntington elevates Standridge to president

    Brant Standridge, president of consumer and regional banking, will oversee all of Huntington’s revenue-generating businesses.

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    EverBank, WaFd to merge in $3.9B deal

    The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, would create a lender with $75 billion in assets, $59 billion in deposits and $58 billion in loans.

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    MoneyLion alums take OpenReserve ‘out of stealth’

    Couched as a home for “continuous” banking, the company received conditional approval for a national banking license from the OCC.

    By • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Revolut nabs conditional OCC charter

    The neobank has long eyed a U.S. banking charter, seeing it as “a seat at the table” with regulators.

    By • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Kansas’ Equity Bank to expand in Iowa with $123.8M deal

    Acquiring Lincoln Savings Bank would give Equity 16 added branches in the Hawkeye State and create a lender with $9.1 billion in assets.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    TD pushes US branch expansion amid AML reform

    The Canadian bank plans to open 100 U.S. branches by 2028, mostly in the Southeast. But satisfying its long-running consent order remains a top priority, executives said.

    By • Sept. 2, 2026
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    FNBO to acquire Colorado bank in $204M deal

    The Nebraska-based lender said acquiring $1.4 billion-asset InBank will expand its Colorado footprint into the Denver and Colorado Springs markets.

    By • Sept. 2, 2026
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    Citizens targets gap between consumer, commercial banking

    Tapping its private-bank focus areas, the lender has hired business bankers in New York, Florida and California markets, targeting clients with $5 million to $50 million in revenue.

    By • Sept. 2, 2026
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    KeyCorp taps City National, Fifth Third alum as strategy chief

    Chris Doll’s “ability to align strategy, financial discipline, and execution will be instrumental as we continue to drive long-term growth,” Key CFO Clark Khayat said.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Mike Lyons begins his Truist era

    As the industry veteran takes the helm of the bank, he’ll need a “bold and big” plan to jump-start the bank’s growth, an analyst said.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    4 takeaways from Jes Staley’s Epstein testimony

    Former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein when the now-late financier was in prison for sex crimes.

    By • Aug. 27, 2026