OCC Newsletter Focuses on Reducing Foreclosures

While two FDIC proposals to revise deposit insurance assessments and resolution planning are a step in the right direction, the agency could go further to achieve its stated goals, ABA said.

With the rise of frontier artificial intelligence models, financial institutions and third-party technology providers should prepare for a cyber threat environment marked by more vulnerabilities and faster software patching, Financial Stability Board Chair George Bailey said.

Banks have opened more than 1,000 new branches annually over the last three years. This new branching boom presents a great brand and marketing opportunity.

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index decreased 6.2% in August compared to the month prior, landing at 51.7, according to final results for the month. Sentiment was down 11.2% year over year.

FinCEN proposed a new rule to cut off a branch of an Egyptian bank from the U.S. financial system as part of the Trump administration’s effort to economically isolate Iran.

U.S. corporate profitability reached a record high in Q2 2026, as after-tax profits rose 8.2% to $3.92 trillion or an inflation-adjusted $2.78 trillion, up from $3.62 trillion (inflation-adjusted $2.57 trillion) in Q1.