banking

Banking is an industry that handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. Banks provide a safe place to store extra cash and credit. One key step towards financial independence is having a solid banking account.

Bill Raising Asset Thresholds for Banking Regulations Heads to House Vote
Bill Raising Asset Thresholds for Banking Regulations Heads to House Vote
May 17, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) voted Thursday (May 16) to advance a bill that would raise the asset thresholds for several regulations covering banks from $10 billion to...

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HSBC Bank USA Launches Interest-Bearing Checking Account for Businesses
HSBC Bank USA Launches Interest-Bearing Checking Account for Businesses
May 17, 2024  |  Banking

HSBC Bank USA has introduced a checking account for business clients that combines an earnings credit rate (ECR) with credit interest. The new HSBC Hybrid Checking Account earns...

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Self-Serve and Digital-First Channels Can Populate ‘Banking Deserts’
Self-Serve and Digital-First Channels Can Populate ‘Banking Deserts’
May 17, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

Banks have been fine-tuning their branch efforts as the pandemic recedes, shuttering locations in some markets and building new outposts in others. The Federal Reserve...

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Basel Committee Warns Against Banking Digitalization Risks
Basel Committee Warns Against Banking Digitalization Risks
May 16, 2024  |  Banking

A global financial watchdog is warning against the risks of digitalization in the financial world. The Bank for International Settlements’ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a report Thursday (May...

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Visa Recasts Digital Wallet Landscape at Intersection of Identity and Payments
Visa Recasts Digital Wallet Landscape at Intersection of Identity and Payments
May 15, 2024  |  VISA

Throughout history, the number seven has held significant importance. There are seven days of the week, seven colors in a rainbow, the “lucky sevens” when...

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NYCB Sells $5 Billion in Loans to JPMorgan
NYCB Sells $5 Billion in Loans to JPMorgan
May 15, 2024  |  Loans

New York Community Bank (NYCB) is selling $5 billion in loans to J.P. Morgan Chase. The sale of these “mortgage warehouse loans” is designed to strengthen the...

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Chime to Add Earned Wage Access Offering to Banking App
Chime to Add Earned Wage Access Offering to Banking App
May 15, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Chime will soon add an earned wage access offering called MyPay to its banking app. The FinTech company has opened a waitlist for MyPay and...

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Ahead of Hill Hearing, Regulators Say Banks ‘Resilient’ but Risks Remain
Ahead of Hill Hearing, Regulators Say Banks ‘Resilient’ but Risks Remain
May 14, 2024  |  Banking

Testimony from some of the top regulators in the country ahead of a Wednesday (May 15) Capitol Hill hearing on bank oversight took note of...

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44% of Millennials Used Non-Bank FIs in 2023, Leading All Generations  
44% of Millennials Used Non-Bank FIs in 2023, Leading All Generations  
May 14, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

In researching PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Meeting the Demand for Instant Ad Hoc Payments,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, we found the volume of instant, nonrecurring ad hoc...

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