Align Technology Inc., the maker of Invisalign clear aligners, said Wednesday it plans to add three independent directors to its board, launch a broad review of its business operations, and increase i...
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Optus Financial Corp., the parent company of South Carolina-based Optus Bank, and M&F Bancorp, the parent company of North Carolina-based Mechanics & Farmers Bank, recently announced they have agreed ...
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First Financial Bancorp announced it has agreed to acquire Munster, Ind.-based Finward Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank. First Financial said the acquisition will further expand its p...
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Ashland Inc. has reached a cooperation agreement with shareholder Ancora Holdings Group LLC that will add two new independent directors to its board and create a new committee to review the company's ...
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Republican-led legislation that would reduce and modify banking regulations, including those regarding institution formation, supervision by federal financial regulators, and bank merger requirements,...
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The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) joined the American Bankers Association (ABA) today to urge the Federal Reserve to add additional safeguards to proposed Payment Account frameworks. In a com...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it would hold a national competition for $6 million in grant funding. The competition is part of a new Women’s Business Center (WBC) Modern...
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Augustus has raised $180 million in new funding, pushing the financial technology company to a $1 billion valuation as it expands its effort to help banks and financial institutions around the world a...
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The majority of institutional investors, 88 percent, and 81 percent of Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) say private credit is an important source of income and diversification within portfolios, ...
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Fintech company Upstart Holdings said on July 23 that it received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Upstart Bank, N.A. The charter wou...
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