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Maine bank hopes branch makeovers will attract deposits
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (751+ words) A bank known nationally for punching above its weight in commercial real estate and Small Business Administration lending has decided to lavish some tender loving care on its branch network in Maine in hopes of ultimately strengthening its funding base....
Back to buying mode: Two banks acquire insurance agencies
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (633+ words) Is the pendulum swinging back on banks' involvement in insurance? After a slew of high-profile divestitures, a number of community banks have moved in the opposite direction in recent months, acquiring agencies to bolster their presence in the sector. On…...
US Bank partners with Stellar to test stablecoin
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (572+ words) Stablecoins have gotten a lot of attention but not a lot of tangible releases, at least among banks. U.S. Bank this week took an early mover step toward issuing its own stablecoin. The bank has executed a test payment using USBDC,…...
Credit unions with largest portfolios of first mortgage loans
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (23+ words) (Jun. 30, 2026) American Banker Credit unions with largest portfolios of first mortgage loans...
Top-tier US banks with largest mortgage-backed securities portfolio
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (26+ words) (Mar. 31, 2026) American Banker READ MORE 20 banks and thrifts with the largest portfolios of MBS assets...
Credit unions with largest credit card portfolios
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (19+ words) (Jun. 30, 2026) American Banker Credit unions with largest credit card portfolios...
Trump renews his calls to cap credit card fees
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (233+ words) President Donald Trump at the inaugural Republican midterm convention in Dallas revived his push to cap credit card swipe fees in a nearly two-hour address that also promised Americans a $5,000 payday if the GOP stayed in power. Wednesday's comments mark…...
AI agents don't have to fail in order to cause major problems for banks
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (409+ words) AI agents are also beginning to participate directly in payments. Visa's U.S. pilots have executed agent-initiated consumer and B2B purchases, while several European banks including Barclays, BBVA, ING, and Lloyds Banking Group have completed live agent-executed transactions. While banking agents are typically…...
Alabama bank rejects activists' 'unreasonable' demands
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (712+ words) After months of pressure from a pair of activist investors, a community bank in Alabama has begun to push back. One day after shareholders Jason Blumberg and Aaron Sallen publicly demanded to be put on the company's board of directors,…...
Huntington's new president looks like its CEO-in-waiting
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (432+ words) Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, is lining up its future chief executive, even as its current CEO says he plans to keep leading the regional bank for around two more years. Brant Standridge has been appointed president of the $284 billion-asset…...