diff --git a/resources/js/lib/rule-engine.ts b/resources/js/lib/rule-engine.ts
index 178d4af3..13037701 100644
--- a/resources/js/lib/rule-engine.ts
+++ b/resources/js/lib/rule-engine.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export async function prepareTransactionData(
         ),
         amount: transaction.amount / 100,
         transaction_date: transaction.transaction_date,
-        bank_name: bank?.name || '',
+        bank_name: (bank?.name || '').toLowerCase(),
         account_name: accountName.toLowerCase(),
         category: category?.name || null,
         notes: transaction.decryptedNotes
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export async function evaluateRulesForNewTransaction(
         ),
         amount: transactionData.amount,
         transaction_date: transactionData.transaction_date,
-        bank_name: bank?.name || '',
+        bank_name: (bank?.name || '').toLowerCase(),
         account_name: accountName.toLowerCase(),
         category: null,
         notes: transactionData.notes
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/transactions/index.tsx b/resources/js/pages/transactions/index.tsx
index b7203005..471ee44b 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/transactions/index.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/pages/transactions/index.tsx
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ export default function Transactions({
                     categories,
                     accounts,
                     banks,
-                    labels,
                     key,
                 );
 
@@ -776,10 +775,11 @@ export default function Transactions({
                 consoleDebug('=== Re-evaluation complete ===');
             }
         },
-        [isKeySet, categories, accounts, banks, labels, updateTransaction],
+        [isKeySet, categories, accounts, banks, updateTransaction],
     );
 
     async function handleBulkReEvaluateRules() {
+        const BATCH_SIZE = 25;
         consoleDebug('=== Re-evaluating rules for bulk transactions ===');
         consoleDebug(`Selected ${selectedIds.length} transactions`);
 
@@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ export default function Transactions({
                 })),
             );
 
-            const updates: Array<{
+            // Collect all updates first without updating IndexedDB
+            const allUpdates: Array<{
                 transaction: DecryptedTransaction;
                 categoryId: number | null;
                 category: Category | null;
@@ -831,6 +832,15 @@ export default function Transactions({
                 decryptedNotes: string | null;
             }> = [];
 
+            const dbUpdates: Array<{
+                id: string;
+                data: {
+                    category_id: number | null;
+                    notes: string | null;
+                    notes_iv: string | null;
+                };
+            }> = [];
+
             for (const transaction of selectedTransactions) {
                 consoleDebug(`\nEvaluating transaction ${transaction.id}...`);
                 const result = await evaluateRules(
@@ -839,7 +849,6 @@ export default function Transactions({
                     categories,
                     accounts,
                     banks,
-                    labels,
                     key,
                 );
 
@@ -877,13 +886,13 @@ export default function Transactions({
                         notes: finalNotes,
                         notes_iv: finalNotesIv,
                     };
-                    consoleDebug('Updating transaction with:', updateData);
+                    consoleDebug('Queuing update for transaction:', updateData);
 
-                    await transactionSyncService.update(
-                        transaction.id,
-                        updateData,
-                    );
-                    consoleDebug('✓ Transaction updated in IndexedDB');
+                    // Collect for batch IndexedDB update
+                    dbUpdates.push({
+                        id: transaction.id,
+                        data: updateData,
+                    });
 
                     const selectedCategory = result.categoryId
                         ? categories.find((c) => c.id === result.categoryId) ||
@@ -899,7 +908,7 @@ export default function Transactions({
                         );
                     }
 
-                    updates.push({
+                    allUpdates.push({
                         transaction,
                         categoryId: result.categoryId,
                         category: selectedCategory,
@@ -917,34 +926,57 @@ export default function Transactions({
                 }
             }
 
-            consoleDebug(`\nApplying ${updates.length} updates to UI state...`);
-            if (updates.length > 0) {
-                setTransactions((previous) =>
-                    previous.map((transaction) => {
-                        const update = updates.find(
-                            (u) => u.transaction.id === transaction.id,
-                        );
-                        if (update) {
-                            consoleDebug(
-                                `Updating UI for transaction ${transaction.id}:`,
-                                {
-                                    newCategory:
-                                        update.category?.name || 'None',
-                                    hasNotes: !!update.decryptedNotes,
-                                },
-                            );
-                            return {
-                                ...transaction,
-                                category_id: update.categoryId,
-                                category: update.category,
-                                notes: update.notes,
-                                notes_iv: update.notesIv,
-                                decryptedNotes: update.decryptedNotes,
-                            };
-                        }
-                        return transaction;
-                    }),
+            // Batch update IndexedDB
+            if (dbUpdates.length > 0) {
+                consoleDebug(
+                    `\nBatch updating ${dbUpdates.length} transactions in IndexedDB...`,
                 );
+                await transactionSyncService.updateManyIndividual(dbUpdates);
+                consoleDebug('✓ IndexedDB batch update complete');
+            }
+
+            // Update UI state in batches
+            consoleDebug(
+                `\nApplying ${allUpdates.length} updates to UI state in batches of ${BATCH_SIZE}...`,
+            );
+            if (allUpdates.length > 0) {
+                for (let i = 0; i < allUpdates.length; i += BATCH_SIZE) {
+                    const batch = allUpdates.slice(i, i + BATCH_SIZE);
+                    const batchIds = new Set(
+                        batch.map((u) => u.transaction.id),
+                    );
+
+                    consoleDebug(
+                        `Applying batch ${Math.floor(i / BATCH_SIZE) + 1} (${batch.length} updates)...`,
+                    );
+
+                    setTransactions((previous) =>
+                        previous.map((transaction) => {
+                            if (!batchIds.has(transaction.id)) {
+                                return transaction;
+                            }
+                            const update = batch.find(
+                                (u) => u.transaction.id === transaction.id,
+                            );
+                            if (update) {
+                                return {
+                                    ...transaction,
+                                    category_id: update.categoryId,
+                                    category: update.category,
+                                    notes: update.notes,
+                                    notes_iv: update.notesIv,
+                                    decryptedNotes: update.decryptedNotes,
+                                };
+                            }
+                            return transaction;
+                        }),
+                    );
+
+                    // Small delay between batches to allow React to process renders
+                    if (i + BATCH_SIZE < allUpdates.length) {
+                        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+                    }
+                }
                 consoleDebug('✓ UI state updated successfully');
             } else {
                 consoleDebug('❌ No updates to apply');
diff --git a/resources/js/services/transaction-sync.ts b/resources/js/services/transaction-sync.ts
index 88008dad..c388e4a3 100644
--- a/resources/js/services/transaction-sync.ts
+++ b/resources/js/services/transaction-sync.ts
@@ -497,6 +497,50 @@ class TransactionSyncService {
         });
     }
 
+    async updateManyIndividual(
+        updates: Array<{ id: string; data: TransactionUpdateData }>,
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
+        const dbUpdates: Transaction[] = [];
+        const pendingChanges: Array<{
+            store: string;
+            operation: string;
+            data: Transaction;
+            timestamp: string;
+        }> = [];
+
+        for (const { id, data } of updates) {
+            const existing = await this.getById(id);
+
+            if (!existing) {
+                console.warn(`Transaction ${id} not found, skipping`);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+            const { label_ids, ...transactionData } = data;
+
+            const updated = {
+                ...existing,
+                ...transactionData,
+                updated_at: timestamp,
+            } as Transaction;
+
+            dbUpdates.push(updated);
+            pendingChanges.push({
+                store: 'transactions',
+                operation: 'update',
+                data: updated,
+                timestamp,
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (dbUpdates.length > 0) {
+            await db.transactions.bulkPut(dbUpdates);
+            await db.pending_changes.bulkAdd(pendingChanges);
+        }
+    }
+
     async deleteMany(ids: string[]): Promise<void> {
         const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();