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    Fintech OppFi to buy Arizona bank for $130M

    The Chicago-based subprime lender said pairing its online platform with BNC’s national bank charter lets it offer more banking services on a broader scale.

    By • April 29, 2026
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    ‘We are a new banking desert’: Oregon bank group CEO

    A tax credit, set to take effect in June, aims to stimulate de novo activity in the state, which hasn’t chartered a new bank since 2007.

    By • April 29, 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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    U.S. Bank marketing chief: Brand refresh conveys ‘we’ve arrived’

    As part of a brand revitalization, the super-regional bank is using jewel tones to project sophistication and harnessing its shield design in novel ways, CMO Michael Lacorazza said.

    By • April 28, 2026
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    Mercury nabs conditional OCC charter

    The fintech has received conditional approval four months after it applied for a national bank charter, when it named SoFi alum Jon Auxier as CEO of the proposed Mercury Bank.

    By • April 28, 2026
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    Ohio’s Peoples Bank to expand in Kentucky

    The sale of Citizens Bank of Kentucky’s securities portfolio will help Peoples remain under $10 billion in assets.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Associated Bank CEO wants to pave ‘highway to private wealth’

    After renovations to the Midwest lender’s retail and commercial banks, accelerating growth in private wealth will be the focus in 2027, Andy Harmening said.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Trump calls out Wells Fargo, banks over LA fire response

    The federal government “will be looking into” banks’ actions following last year’s fires, the president said in a social media post Thursday. "The Banks must treat those people … very fairly and well."

    By • April 24, 2026
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    Huntington whittles expense growth

    The regional bank is pruning some investments in hiring and technology amid a tighter focus on controlling cost increases, its CFO said.

    By • April 24, 2026
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    PNC to cut 777 FirstBank jobs this summer

    The reductions at the acquired bank’s Colorado headquarters are designed to stem “overlap.” PNC, in a statement, touted the Denver market as a strong, strategic talent base for technology at the bank.

    By • April 23, 2026
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    LendingClub to rebrand as Happen Bank

    CEO Scott Sanborn indicated the name change has the digital bank’s moniker catching up with what the company has become.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    Nicolet sells Denver locations to Sunwest

    The banks did not disclose the value of the deal, set to close in the third quarter.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    SC lender drills down on Atlanta area with $100.8M deal

    United Community Banks’ purchase of Peach State Bank would give the acquisitive lender two extra branches and $788 million in assets from fast-growing Hall County.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    Banks’ CX matters when it comes to stock performance, study finds

    National banks identified as customer experience leaders delivered a cumulative total stock return 2.4 times greater than CX laggards over a nine-year period, Watermark Consulting research found.

    By Bryan Wassel • April 22, 2026
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    Truist CEO defends bank’s growth plans

    Asked about M&A – including whether the bank would consider selling – CEO Bill Rogers said he didn’t “know how to be more clear, that that's just not a priority for us.”

    By • April 20, 2026
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    Citi, Wells, PNC CEOs dismiss M&A likelihood

    Citi CEO Jane Fraser shut down reports the lender is pursuing a bank acquisition. Wells Fargo and PNC’s CEOs, too, stressed their focus on organic growth over M&A.

    By • April 15, 2026
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    Byline Bank CEO discusses approaching $10B threshold

    Since Alberto Paracchini helped recapitalize Byline with $2.4 billion in assets in 2013, the Chicago bank has nearly quadrupled in size.

    By • April 14, 2026
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    JPMorgan blasts capital proposals, estimates 4% increase

    The CEO and CFO of the biggest U.S. bank called for further changes to Basel III and G-SIB surcharge proposals, saying the latter is “still broken.”

    By • April 14, 2026
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    How Fifth Third beats back impersonation scams

    Bank impersonation scams, which tripled from 2024 to 2025, were the leading scam the regional lender encountered in 2025, said Kristopher Edwards, head of fraud prevention.

    By • April 10, 2026
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    Florida de novo gets FDIC’s conditional approval

    Portrait Bank submitted its applications in September. It has raised $42 million from 248 local investors and aims to begin serving businesses, consumers and private-wealth clients this year.

    By • April 9, 2026
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    Santander, Webster lay out post-deal management plan

    The banks tapped executives to lead retail, commercial and digital banking in moves announced Monday. However, Openbank chief Swati Bhatia will leave Santander on June 30.

    By • April 8, 2026
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    Economic challenges influence customer satisfaction with banks

    Satisfaction dipped in the second half of 2025, a warning sign that “the wind is not at banks’ back,” JD Power’s Jennifer White said.

    By Kristen Doerer • April 8, 2026
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    PNC adds rewards program

    Perks include enhanced credit card rewards, cash rewards on some lending services and higher savings rates, the Pittsburgh-based super-regional said.

    By • April 7, 2026
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    JPMorgan’s Dimon bemoans parts of Basel, G-SIB proposals

    While the bank CEO backs a “timely finalization” of the proposals, the latest iterations “are still very flawed in a few specific areas,” Jamie Dimon wrote in his annual letter to shareholders.

    By • April 6, 2026
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    Coinbase nabs conditional OCC charter approval

    A Coinbase executive credited “years of investment in compliance, engagement with regulators, and belief that the right path forward for crypto is through the system — not around it.”

    By • April 3, 2026
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    FNB CEO bets on smaller-bank innovation

    “The future’s going to lead to smaller banks coming out with some very innovative tools that the larger banks miss,” the chief executive of the $50 billion-asset lender predicted.

    By • April 3, 2026