Banking

The newly formed unit comes just weeks after the CEOs of the six biggest U.S. banks were grilled by Congress over ties to cryptocurrencies.

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The oldest borrowers hold the fastest-growing piece of the U.S.’s $1.7 trillion student-loan pile.

“If you have a superb value proposition and an incredible platform, you’re able to give more of that money back to shareholders,” said CEO Jane Fraser.

Online and mobile banking traffic at Bank of America soared in the last year, including a 60% spike in the use of its virtual assistant Erica. David Tyrie, the company's head of digital, wants to keep driving adoption by pitching financial planning tools to millennials and Gen Z.

The London-based banking giant announced a plan this week to exit the mass-market U.S. retail business and focus on managing the wealth of affluent globe-trotters. But other international banks will provide stiff competition.

The firm grew its total assets under administration by 30% year-over-year, reaching $530 billion.

Senator Elizabeth Warren and other critics plan to ask whether banks are prioritizing buying back stock and rewarding employees over supporting the real economy.

Cypress Trust in Palm Beach is poised to pull off a rarity: the conversion of a wealth management firm into a community bank. It’s simply another way to take advantage of the ongoing melding of the two financial services sectors, CEO Dana Kilborne says.