Readers opine on Square’s applying for an industrial loan company charter, the Federal Reserve’s role in faster payments, assumptions about operational security, and more.

It sounds like a crazy mix, but Fifth Third says its new app would help young consumers round up debit card purchases and apply the money to their burdensome student debts. The motivation to attract millennials is clear, but will it work?

First Tennessee took a leap of faith to hire a young digital services company for its overhaul of mobile and online operations, and it says its decision has paid off.

The Senate Banking Committee met Wednesday to review central bank lending facilities such as the Main Street Lending Program, which provides bank-issued loans to middle-market firms. But some lawmakers on the panel said the focus of pandemic relief has been misplaced.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposal could undermine the companies’ mission to support the housing market and penalize consumers in underserved communities, industry and consumer groups say.

The agency’s plan to extend the "qualified mortgage" stamp of approval to more loans could help lenders that rely on alternative data and cushion the blow of other QM changes for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Banking regulators' push for higher capital for the largest banks may very well pass in some form, but before it does, there needs to be an articulated plan for tackling the migration of banking activities out of the banking system.

The CFPB is well within its authority to make these changes, which will increase the availability of credit to many Americans.

The former treasurer of FMC Corp. worries that the proposed new capital rules will translate into higher costs for corporate borrowers and reduced access to key types of financing options.