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Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank ended talks on a historic tie-up, throwing the future of the lenders into question after a series of failed turnaround plans. ... Read full article

The artificial intelligence engine will handle simple queries directly, feed information to customer service reps for others, and analyze all calls. ... Read full article

Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank end merger talks; the digital money transfer unit has more than 40 million digital users, second only to JPMorgan Chase. ... Read full article

Investors seem to be betting that a long-rumored sale of the Dallas company is on hold now that it has named a new CEO, but analysts say it remains an attractive takeover target for a larger regional bank. ... Read full article

Bradley Linskens, the former examiner-in-charge at Wells Fargo, faced scrutiny for his conduct as the top examiner of the scandal-plagued bank. ... Read full article

The Wilmington, Del., company's new product relies on technology developed by Earnest, a startup that it acquired in 2017. ... Read full article

In the months ahead, the Birmingham, Ala., bank will drop Compass from its name across all of its branches and digital properties. It’s part of a broader plan by its Spanish parent Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to unify its brand worldwide. ... Read full article

Visa Inc. braved a stronger U.S. dollar and a decline in consumer confidence even as its customers’ spending overseas continued to slow during the first three months of the year. ... Read full article

Bank of America investors on Wednesday voted against pressing the company to disclose more insightful data about disparities between men's and women's salaries. Shareholders at Wells and Bank of New York Mellon recently rejected similar measures. ... Read full article

Overall loan growth at the Tulsa, Okla., company was muted, however, as an increase in early paydowns lowered commercial real estate loan balances. ... Read full article

David Tyrie, the bank’s new head of digital banking, shares plans to offer customers constant course corrections and its new Life Plan product, and the latest on the virtual assistant Erica. ... Read full article

Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat said the widening income gap in the U.S. ranks high on the list of things that keep him up at night. ... Read full article

Sen. Sherrod Brown questioned Stephen Moore's ability to make decisions at the Fed to benefit all Americans after calling two Ohio cities the "armpit of America." ... Read full article

JPMorgan Chase promoted 117 employees to managing director in its corporate and investment bank, with women representing a little more than a quarter of the total (a record percentage), a person briefed on the changes said. ... Read full article

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a "narrow interpretation" of a state-level consumer-protection law that maintains lenders' rights to collect debts without fear of being sued for damages. ... Read full article

The Fed wants to make it easier for investors to own big stakes in banks without triggering oversight; Shelley O’Connor has been named head of the firm's two regulated bank entities. ... Read full article

The Dallas company finally made the move that had long been expected: Curtis Farmer succeeds Ralph Babb as chief executive. However, Farmer will still report to Babb, who stays on as executive chairman. ... Read full article

Now that the Cincinnati company recently completed its first bank acquisition in over a decade, CEO Greg Carmichael is pushing ahead on tech hires and expansion outside its Midwestern core. ... Read full article