In his first week as comptroller, Brian Brooks calls for local and regional leaders to weigh the risks of lockdown on banks

Plus: Provident Bank merger with SB One Bank approved; shareholders approve Wayne Bank-USNY Bank merger; Charles Schwab buys USAA’s investment arm

Payments firms Paiblock and ACI Worldwide have launched new services for banking customers to help them adapt to a post-COVID-19 world

Major appointments this month involved Discover, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Sterling Bank & Trust, Pacific Mercantile Bank, Home Bank and Fifth Third

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted the two banks’ plans to combine operations

The Switzerland-headquartered bank is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to digitize its operations

Agriculture sector support comes through the same CARES Act legislation as the Paycheck Protection Program

The PPP and related changes to operations could reshape some areas of the banking sector, says PwC

Also, Cambridge Bank has received regulatory approvals for its delayed purchase of Wellesley Bank

Less than a quarter of homeowners in forbearance have managed to make payments for May, according to fintech firm Black Knight