Some small banks fear the expiration of FDIC loan guarantees will cost them deposits. Others say the Transaction Account Guarantee program has served its purpose and should go away.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's plan to begin supervising debt collectors and credit reporting firms could prove troublesome to banks.

The Internet search giant suffered a serious setback that adds more uncertainty to the future of digital payments.

The Federal Reserve approved Capital One's acquisition of ING Direct late Tuesday with few strings attached. The decision had big banks and dealmakers breathing a sigh of relive and consumer advocates steaming.

The San Antonio, Texas bank blasted excessive federal regulation in announcing it will replace its federal charter with a state one.

President Obama announced Monday a doubling of a proposed tax on big banks to $61 billion. For the White House, the political appeal is obvious but the proposal itself appears highly unlikely to ever become law.

The mortgage settlement was a political coup for President Obama and state attorneys general. For banks, it was merely the latest turn in a long and winding effort to put housing problems behind them.

The social networking giant is already a half-billion dollar payment company. For banks, that presents threats and opportunities.

Banks have been successful at beating back legal challenges to credit card payment protection plans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could change that.

The administration rolled out details of a new plan to help millions of homeowners refinance. For banks, the big question is how much of the tab they'll be required to pick up.

Bankers are up in arms over the fact that a Congressional oversight has raised doubts about whether documents submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will retain attorney-client privilege.

JPMorgan Chase has tentatively agreed to pay $110 million over allegations that it charged customers excessive overdraft fees. Editors discuss the deal's importance to the other banks trying to settle overdraft claims.

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The nation's largest banks are pulling back from buying mortgages, with grim implication for small originators and the housing market.

The prepaid card company plans to offer traditional bank accounts. Its target market goes well beyond the underbanked.

President Obama unveiled a new home refinancing plan during his State of the Union address. So far it is short on details and looks destined to fare no better than its predecessors.

A new services-oriented architecture standard for banks could help them ease integration projects and save money. We talk to Hans Tesselaar, Executive Director of the Banking Industry Architecture Network, and Gartner analysts Mary Knox and Don Free about the SOA standard and what it could accomplish.

The president has assembled a new group of state and federal law enforcers to right mortgage wrongs, but observers doubt it will leave much of a mark.

Banks are pulling a page out of the past and expanding personal installment lending — in part to avoid the regulatory burdens in other markets.

Banks begin turning to Facebook and other sites to size up customers. Regulations require that they proceed with caution.