MBIA Inc.'s wholly owned MBIA Insurance Corp. unit agreed to settle its lawsuit against Royal Indemnity Co. seeking enforcement of policies issued by Royal Indemnity guaranteeing vocational loans originated by Student Finance Corp., which went bankrupt in 2002.

UMB Financial Corp. doubled its health savings account business last year, and the president of its health care services unit said he is confident his company can continue to develop as larger banks enter the business.

While San Francisco had the biggest improvement in affordability for prices today versus 2019, Hartford remains in a very deep freeze, First American said.

Home prices increased 0.9% year-over-year and 0.1% month-over-month in January, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller national home price index.

Stock prices jumped notably following the billionaire and legacy GSE investor's comment indicating Fannie and Freddie have been "stupidly cheap."

The acquirer of the failed Milwaukee bank passed on assuming control of 107 in-store locations, but drawing a sweeping conclusion about the state of in-store banking from one story is difficult.

In the end, many of the reforms designed to protect the global financial system and leading global economies from future crises could be erased.

Attacks like the WannaCry ransomware require issuers to educate staff and shore up technology defenses, writes Bob Antia, cheif security officer of Unitrends.