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    Jenius Bank employees say the bank is closing

    The Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.-backed digital bank is closing, according to several now-former employees. Jenius’ X account was deleted Friday, and its LinkedIn posts were deleted.

    By • Jan. 9, 2026
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    Wells Fargo location in Connecticut votes against unionizing

    Of 30 Wells branches to have held union elections, three have voted against unionizing. A Wells Fargo branch in Wallingford, Connecticut is one of them.

    By • Jan. 8, 2026
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    Artificial intelligence

    The heavily regulated banking sector rarely gets to trailblaze. But with AI, an all-in mentality is fueling both research and adoption.

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    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.

    By Justin Bachman • Jan. 8, 2026
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    Comerica, Fifth Third shareholders back merger

    Comerica shareholders ignored an activist investor’s urging to reject the deal, with 97% of votes cast Tuesday in favor of the bank’s acquisition by Fifth Third.

    By • Jan. 7, 2026
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    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 , , • Jan. 7, 2026
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    Peruvian lender to acquire Florida’s Helm Bank for $180M

    The vast majority of Helm’s loans comprise residential real estate from borrowers whose primary homes are outside the U.S.

    By • Jan. 5, 2026
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    OceanFirst to buy Flushing Bank in $579M NY expansion

    The transaction, including a $225 million investment from private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, would create a roughly $23 billion-asset bank with 80 locations.

    By • Jan. 5, 2026
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    Wells Fargo alum tapped as Zions Bank’s next CEO

    Nate Callister, the Salt Lake City-based lender’s executive director of commercial banking, will lead the bank after Paul Burdiss retires Dec. 31.

    By • Dec. 23, 2025
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    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 • Dec. 23, 2025
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    Comerica-Fifth Third deal’s speed attacked by investor HoldCo

    A presentation on the proposal comes as proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services recommends Comerica shareholders vote in favor of the acquisition Jan. 6.

    By • Dec. 23, 2025
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    HSBC taps ex-Citi exec Liu to lead private bank

    Ida Liu’s 18 years at Citi culminated in her leading its private bank for four years. In January, she’ll take on the same role at HSBC.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Burke & Herbert to acquire LinkBank for $354M

    The deal would create an $11 billion-asset bank and give the Virginia lender entry into Pennsylvania.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Ex-IberiaBank CEO is getting the band back together

    Daryl Byrd, who led IberiaBank for two decades, is leading an investor group that is acquiring Louisiana lender M C Bank – and loading its C-suite with Iberia alums.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Regions aims to push ‘dark mode,’ other app tweaks next year

    An insights function, leveraging data and analytics, is also among upcoming enhancements, the bank’s head of digital said. The tool will give tailored notifications on unusual bills, duplicate charges, and cash-flow trends.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Old National accuses Bell Bank of ‘coup d’état’

    Eight former ONB employees resigned in concert before moving to Bell Bank. In a lawsuit Monday, Old National said the “coup d’état” was “designed to cause maximum disruption."

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    Comerica filing details back-and-forth with Fifth Third, ‘Institution A’

    The bank provided more information Thursday as its deal with Fifth Third has drawn litigation alleging a lack of transparency.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    California’s Community West to acquire United Security in $191.9M deal

    The two Fresno-based banks will combine to create a “more robust and more visible” $5 billion-asset lender, Community West’s CEO said. The transaction is set to close in the second quarter of 2026.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    SoFi launches stablecoin infrastructure

    Banks and fintechs will be able to white-label SoFi’s stablecoin, and those stablecoins will be interchangeable with SoFiUSD, a spokesperson for the company said.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    Huntington waves off expanding beyond Cadence footprint

    “We’re not going to be trying to go national, or West Coast, or Northeast, or other stuff,” CEO Steve Steinour said last week at an investor conference.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    Wells Fargo branch in Connecticut files for union election

    Employees at Wallingford’s North Colony branch wrote to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf this month, noting understaffing and last-minute schedule changes, and imploring him to recognize their union.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    Investor HoldCo urges Comerica shareholders to reject Fifth Third deal

    Fifth Third is “obligated to try to re-cut” the deal, HoldCo said, adding the bank likely didn’t expect Comerica to accept “the low end of its first offer.”

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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    Wells Fargo sees digital boost from branch refurbishments

    The bank plans to renovate branches in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Atlanta in 2026, the lender’s head of branch systems and transformation said.

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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    BaFin hits N26 with additional oversight

    The German neobank has run into compliance issues before, in 2021. On Monday, BaFin appointed a special monitor to keep tabs on the neobank's compliance arm.

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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    OCC cites 9 big banks’ ‘inappropriate’ debanking actions

    The agency stopped short of detailing specific instances but pointed to policy statements from 2020 through 2022 in a preliminary report issued Wednesday.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    PNC’s Demchak bemoans M&A speculation

    The PNC CEO said everyone’s a buyer, and price tags are too high on small-bank sellers. But at the same time, he blasted critics of his franchise’s FirstBank deal.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025