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WASHINGTON— U.S. job growth rebounded in March after a surprising decline the month before, with employers adding 178,000 jobs and private-sector hiring coming in much stronger than expected, a result analyst Brian Turner said gives the Federal Reserve added cover to keep rates steady as policymakers continue to watch inflation and broader labor-market shifts.

WASHINGTON– President Trump’s FY2027 budget proposal includes several provisions impacting credit unions, including changes to community development funding (see related story), small business lending programs, and investments in fraud prevention and national security, America's Credit Unions noted.

WASHINGTON— A roughly $285-million theft from decentralized finance platform Drift Protocol is putting fresh pressure on U.S.-regulated stablecoin issuers, after millions of dollars in stolen funds were traced through USDC and other tokens in what blockchain security firm CertiK said was the largest crypto security incident of 2026 so far, American Banker reported.

Washington often treats the federal budget as another annual exercise in numbers, priorities, and political messaging. This year is different.

NEW YORK--Trust in financial services can no longer be treated as a one-time checkpoint at account opening, as fraudsters increasingly exploit digital channels, according to a new PYMNTS report based on interviews with executives from Mastercard and Trulioo.