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

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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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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 Tuesday that they learned from other recent mergers of equals and sorted out a number of decisions early on.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 11, 2025

Deutsche Bank doubles down on net-zero commitment

In an updated transition plan, the German lender said it will uphold its climate targets as they are “part of a prudent risk management practice as well as a business opportunity.”

By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 5, 2025

Morgan Stanley wants Fed to lower its stress capital buffer

The request comes a year after Goldman Sachs successfully petitioned the central bank to reduce its stress capital buffer.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 2, 2025

Celtic Bank ‘fueled’ Ponzi scheme, lawsuit alleges

A group of investors is accusing the Utah-based lender of conspiracy to defraud and racketeering in connection with what the Justice Department has labeled a $200 million water vending machine scheme.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 28, 2025

CFPB proposes trimming its nonbank purview

A rule proposed Tuesday would restrict the bureau’s ability to supervise nonbanks. The agency aims to adopt a binding, standardized definition of “risks to consumers” that would make enforcement consistent, it said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 26, 2025

Debanking debate damages regulator, bank confidence, professor warns

To confront the debanking issue, the dean of the law college at the University of Wyoming suggests reforms that tackle regulatory discretion and secrecy.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 25, 2025

JPMorgan to pay $330M to settle 1MDB claims

Swiss authorities, in a connected case, fined the bank $3.7 million after the lender was found guilty of failing to prevent aggravated money laundering.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 22, 2025

Customers CEO talks lessons learned from Fed enforcement action

After investing to strengthen its risk management practices, the Pennsylvania bank now seeks to jump on the favorable atmosphere for digital-asset activities.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 21, 2025

GOP lawmaker seeks probe into StanChart sanctions case

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, urged U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to launch an investigation into Standard Chartered Bank’s “illicit payments” and related “inaction” from New York’s attorney general.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 18, 2025

Dive Deposits: Goldman’s CEO, chief economist and even Steve Mnuchin face Trump barbs

The president blasted David Solomon (and his erstwhile DJ side gig) in a social post Tuesday, suggesting he fire a top analyst at the bank. Trump also teased legal action against Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 13, 2025

PNC picks next risk chief from within

Amy Wierenga will succeed Kieran Fallon next month as the Pittsburgh-based lender’s chief risk officer, and Fallon will return to the bank’s legal department.

By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 12, 2025

CFPB moves to hold Synapse accountable for missing customer funds

The CFPB alleged the now-bankrupt Synapse failed to maintain adequate records of consumers’ funds and match them with its partner banks, leading to an unrecovered loss of $60 million to $90 million.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 11, 2025

Warren urges Fed to activate countercyclical capital buffer

The Fed has never activated the framework, which would force banks to add a capital cushion. Sen. Elizabeth Warren thinks it’s time to do so – and is asking why the central bank has not voted on the measure in five years.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 11, 2025

Paxos to pay $48.5M over AML, due-diligence failures

Some of the charges stem from the stablecoin issuer’s relationship with Binance. The agreement includes a $22 million investment in Paxos’ compliance program and a $26.5 million payment to New York’s Department of Financial Services.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 7, 2025

Florida’s BayFirst sheds 51 jobs, shutters SBA loan platform

The bank’s COO called out older, smaller loans as a trouble spot. BayFirst counted $1.5 million in first-half losses and expects to take a third-quarter restructuring charge. It’s also suspending dividend payouts.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 6, 2025

Barclays exits climate alliance, following HSBC

“With the departure of most of the global banks, the [Net Zero Banking Alliance] no longer has the membership to support our transition,” Barclays said.

By Zoya Mirza • Aug. 1, 2025

Trade groups push back on crypto firms’ bank charter pursuit

The ABA and other trade groups have urged the OCC to delay approving national trust bank charter applications from Ripple, Circle and other crypto firms, citing “substantial concerns.”

By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 23, 2025

Fed capital conference panelists stress need for Basel III alignment

An all-day conference Tuesday gave industry experts a platform to press regulators to take a holistic approach to bank capital rules.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 22, 2025

‘Resist’ deregulatory spree, Fed’s Barr warns

Loosening regulations “often appears justified at the time and may be implemented by well-meaning policymakers who simply miscalculate the long run effects of their actions,” the Fed governor said.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 16, 2025

HSBC leaves climate coalition, following US banks

The U.K.-based bank became the latest to exit the United Nations-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance, as an exodus of U.S. banks has spread.

By Lamar Johnson • July 11, 2025

TD names Treasury vet to financial crime risk management post

Andrew Jensen joined the Canadian lender last year as global head of sanctions. Jensen will maintain those duties, too, when he moves into his new role Monday.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 10, 2025

Top US banks boost dividends

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley announced share repurchase programs. Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, will see current stress capital buffers lowered.

By Caitlin Mullen • July 2, 2025