Capital One reaps post-acquisition rewards

The bank reported an 80% jump in profit in the third quarter, launched a $16 billion stock repurchase plan and cited a desire to boost its exposure to auto lending as it integrates Discover.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 22, 2025

5 hot topics BofA CEO Brian Moynihan is watching

The Bank of America chief, speaking Tuesday at the American Bankers Association’s annual convention, talked stablecoins, cybersecurity and the importance of new regulations that “can’t be taken apart easily.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 22, 2025

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Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.

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OCC’s Gould details regulatory ‘reset’

At the ABA’s annual convention Monday, the comptroller, more than once, referred to the OCC’s actions during his tenure as “down payments,” and promised more community bank “relief” to come.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 20, 2025

Fifth Third, Truist flag nonbank lending

As Zions, Western Alliance and other banks revealed exposures to nonbank lenders, one analyst noted that concern around that sector is the “topic du jour.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 17, 2025

Dive Deposits: Jefferies execs go on damage control over First Brands

The bank’s CEO and president distanced their company from the bankrupt auto parts supplier and emphasized Jefferies’ liquidity, assets and a burgeoning partnership ahead of its investor day Thursday.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 14, 2025

JPMorgan takes $170M charge-off on Tricolor ties

The bank’s CEO Jamie Dimon called the misstep, in connection to the bankrupt subprime auto lender, “not our finest moment.” He also warned that “when you see one cockroach, there are probably more.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 14, 2025

Lawmaker prods JPMorgan, BofA, BNY CEOs for Epstein info

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-MD, wants the banks to turn over documents to the House Judiciary Committee by Oct. 22.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 9, 2025

4 takeaways from Michael Barr’s speech to community bankers

The Federal Reserve governor spoke of the cost opportunities of AI, reiterated his thoughts on the threat of deepfakes, and encouraged small banks to play to their strengths.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 9, 2025

Bessent urges community bank CEOs to ‘go on the offense’

Community lenders that make it through the next decade will have embraced technology and attracted younger customers, the Treasury secretary said at a Fed conference Thursday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 9, 2025

Jefferies discloses $715M exposure to First Brands

A subsidiary of the investment bank carried out invoice “factoring” between the bankrupt auto parts supplier and retailers like Walmart that bought First Brands’ materials.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 8, 2025

Waters wants ‘prudent’ credit help for shutdown-affected borrowers

The lawmaker asked regulators to encourage lenders to be flexible with furloughed workers' temporary hardships. But a White House memo and comments by President Trump leave that prospect unclear.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 8, 2025

Morgan Stanley, DOGE alum tapped for xAI finance chief: reports

Key Elon Musk adviser Anthony Armstrong will step into the CFO seat months after xAI merged with social media platform X in an all-stock transaction.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 8, 2025

OCC aims to cut community bank burden

The regulator is rolling out changes to its regulation and supervision of community banks – which it now classifies as lenders with up to $30 billion in assets – including giving examiners more discretion.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 7, 2025

It’s not you, it’s the spreadsheet.

We’re here to tell risk and compliance teams it’s time to let your spreadsheet down gently, because the truth is, it’s not you. It’s the spreadsheet.

By Terence Lee, VP of North America, Protecht • Oct. 6, 2025

Climate alliance to cease operations, abandon membership model

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance becomes the second United Nations climate-aligned industry group to suspend operations in 2025.

By Lamar Johnson • Oct. 3, 2025

2026 banking conference roundup

Gatherings can be idea generators, or crucial chances to network — especially amid an environment where political change can yield previously unexpected possibilities and partnerships.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 1, 2025

NYDFS’ Adrienne Harris to step down

Kaitlin Asrow, who leads the regulator’s research and innovation division and previously was a senior fintech policy adviser at the San Francisco Fed, will serve as the state agency’s acting superintendent starting Oct. 18.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 30, 2025

Ex-RBC employee accessed prime minister’s banking profile: police

Ibrahim El-Hakim faces fraud and identity theft charges after a bank camera caught him allegedly working to create banking profiles and obtain lines of credit in the name of public figures.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 25, 2025

FinWise faces court action over data breach affecting 689K users

Plaintiffs argue the Utah bank and a fintech partner kept data unencrypted. A former employee accessed the data, but FinWise said it didn’t discover the breach until a year later.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 24, 2025

Comerica names next risk chief

Kristina Janssens, a nine-year Flagstar veteran, had been Comerica’s chief compliance officer since 2023. Her predecessor in the risk role left for USAA in May.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 22, 2025

NYDFS wants crypto-curious banks to use blockchain analytics tools

The tools can help when banks evaluate exposure to money laundering and sanctions activity or consider the risks associated with offering a particular crypto product, the regulator said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 18, 2025

Ally CIO: Pace of tech change ‘weighs on me’

Sathish Muthukrishnan, the bank’s chief information, data and digital officer, shared what’s surprised him about the use of Ally’s AI platform and the challenges of keeping up with rapid tech evolution.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 17, 2025

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By Michelle Young, Allison Milton • Sept. 15, 2025

Zions CEO eyes acquisition opportunities

The $89 billion-asset regional is “a really good partner” for small banks that “are going to be looking for a home,” its CEO said this week.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 12, 2025

Merger with Synovus isn’t ‘Truist 2.0,’ Pinnacle CEO says

The CEOs of Pinnacle and Synovus sought to assure investors that they learned from other recent mergers of equals and sorted out a number of decisions early on.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 11, 2025