Janice Brehm has been named senior vice president for mortgage banking at Ameriana Bank New Castle, Ind. Ms. Brehm will supervise the origination and processing of residential loans and will oversee the servicing responsibilities for the division. Ms. Brehm joined Ameriana in 2004 as a vice president in the Mortgage Lending Division. She was previously a mortgage loan officer and processing supervisor with First Bank Richmond NA in Richmond, Ind.
AI is leaving its marks in a wave of recent pro se litigation with fabricated citations and debunked arguments found throughout lawsuits, attorneys say.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the Trump administration's attempt to fire nearly two-thirds of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's workforce, upholding a March 2025 injunction.
Anthropic's head of banking told New York Banking Summit attendees that the future is agents that operate autonomously alongside employees.
The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.
Chair Travis Hill said SVB showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.
The merger will bolster existing safeguards against AI threats, while providing a tool that should appeal to young homebuyers, leaders of the companies said.
