ABA Fraudcast: One community bank’s fight against a mass text scam

More than two in five U.S. consumers said they have encountered a scam powered by artificial intelligence, either personally or through someone they know, according to a recent survey by Credit One Bank.

Bank Secrecy Act reports flagged approximately $12.7 billion in suspected digital asset investment scam activity during a roughly two-year period beginning in 2023, showcasing the extent of the problem, according to a FinCEN analysis. The agency also published...

Years of duplicative, one-size-fits-all regulation have strained the diversity of the banking sector, with the burden falling hardest on community banks, Kathy Kraninger, president and CEO of the Florida Bankers Association, told House lawmakers.

Fifty-two state bankers associations expressed strong support for the Federal Communications Commission’s proposals to ensure that all voice service providers in the path of a call take meaningful responsibility for keeping illegal calls off the U.S. calling network.

How September 11, 2001 reshaped banking — and the people who protect it.

If consumers and businesses are encouraged to move money from bank deposits into stablecoins that offer interest-like rewards, those funds will no longer support local lending in the way they previously did, ABA Chair Kenneth Kelly said in...