The United States banking sector has entered a transformative era of consolidation in early 2026, with merger and acquisition (M&A) activity reaching levels not seen since 2019 ...JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE.
The US’s largest banking lobby has requested the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) delay its approval of crypto bank charter applications, suggesting the regulator wait until regulatory uncertainty is cleared.
US banks asked the OCC to delay crypto-related bank charters until digital asset regulations are clearly defined ...Major US banking groups are pushing regulators to slow approvals for crypto-related ...
America’s largest banking lobby, the American Bankers Association is asking federal regulators to take their time before approving crypto firms’ applications for national bank charters ... Will traditional trust banking activities change?.
The government of PresidentDonald Trump has officially authorized a technology company that supports the crypto industry to operate as a national bank ... “You can think of us like a farmers’ bank for tech,” Luckey explained.
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - BigU.S. banks' lobbying spend jumped 12% last year, the most in more than a decade, as they intensified efforts to... .