Kevin Wack

Key insight: If Enova's deal for Grasshopper Bancorp gets approved, the high-cost lender will have a national bank charter, which will give it the

Key insight: A judge's ruling seems likely to lead to the end of a merger between San Diego County Credit Union and Cal Coast Credit Union.

Key insight: The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to give public companies the choice of whether to issue earnings reports twice per year, rather than four times.

Key insight: The SEC slashed the size of the award it offered to a bank whistleblower shortly after President Trump's choice to lead the agency, Paul Atkins, took office.

Key insight: In research published Tuesday, the New York Fed explored the question of how the end of pandemic-era forbearance on student loans may negatively affect other consumer-lending segments.

Key insight: CEO pay at more than 50 large and regional banks rose again last year, but by a smaller percentage than it did in 2024, according to a new data analysis.

Berkshire Hathaway's banking-related investment strategy is murky, after the arrival of new leadership and the sale of its stakes in Visa and Mastercard.

Key insight: The future of Berkshire Hathaway's banking-related investment strategy is murky.

Berkshire Hathaway's banking-related investment strategy is murky, after the arrival of new leadership and the sale of its stakes in Visa and Mastercard.

Key insight: Farmers and Mechanics Federal Savings Bank, which has $116 million of assets, must develop a plan identifying when it expects to become profitable.