American Banker

09/08/2026

Consumers expect inflation to remain above the Federal Reserve's 2% target this year and for the next several years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest survey of consumer expectations.

A consumer inflation expectations survey released Tuesday showed households expect inflation to be 3% or higher through

09/08/2026

The theft of 153 million drivers' licenses highlights the danger of having a small number of vendors serve an entire industry.

The theft of 153 million drivers' licenses highlights the danger of having a small number of vendors serve an entire ind

09/08/2026

A Federal Housing Finance Agency’s program that allows some homeowners to finance without mortgage insurance is the first step down the slippery slope to a more volatile mortgage market, writes Mark Fleming, of First American, in American Banker’s BankThink. https://sbrew.link/xvnRVo64

09/07/2026

An illicit website reportedly spent last week selling driver's license scans, including the infrared and ultraviolet images banks use to catch fake IDs, before it went offline. More here:

IDScan.net removed the pages naming its bank and credit union integrations after KrebsOnSecurity traced 153 million lice

09/07/2026

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that gaps in the oversight of bank disclosures may have left investors with an incomplete picture of risks at First Republic and Signature Bank before their 2023 failures. More here:

Two of the banks that collapsed in 2023 were subject to a weaker system of investor-disclosure oversight than most publi

09/07/2026

At a time when the client experience is growing increasingly similar across different banking platforms, the banks that succeed will be those that deliver services tailored to the precise needs of individual customers, writes Shaun McDougall, of First Horizon Bank, in American Banker’s BankThink. https://sbrew.link/mBrG0tKd

09/04/2026

Jack Henry recently suffered a data breach and refused to pay the criminal group that stole personal information belonging to customers of the banks and credit unions it serves. Jack Henry said it was extorted and that it will not pay. The hackers' deadline then passed without the stolen data appearing. https://sbrew.link/OFhnCUi5

The core provider says ShinyHunters' breach affected fewer than 10 financial institution clients.

09/02/2026

Fincen has proposed a rule that would bar U.S. banks from working with Banque Misr's Emirati branches.

Fincen says 103 Iranian front companies moved $1.8 billion through the Egyptian bank's Emirati branches. The proposal wo

09/01/2026

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr is ready to act "decisively to raise rates" — but only if August inflation data comes in hot.

In a Tuesday morning speech, Barr said he is open to either hiking interest rates at this month's Federal Open Market Committee or holding them steady, depending on what the data calls for. More here:

Markets are still pricing in an increase in the federal funds rate later this month, but Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Ba

09/01/2026

Community banks stand to gain from the proliferation of stablecoins. Organized programs meant to convince community bankers that stablecoins will drain their deposits are disingenuous, writes J.W. Verrett, of George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, in American Banker’s BankThink. https://sbrew.link/eKDpcPkD