Colin Wilhelm

The Spanish-language TV channel Univision has launched a new online small-business lending platform.

Demand for automobile loans has soared to new levels, Equifax said in a Thursday report. Meanwhile, delinquencies of 60 days or more have hit their lowest point in nearly a decade.

Demand for automobile loans has soared to new levels, Equifax said in a Thursday report. Meanwhile, delinquencies of 60 days or more have hit their lowest point in nearly a decade.

Qiwi, a Russian payment services company is working with Beeline Russia to allow its customers access to Qiwi's digital wallet service.

Fifth Third Bancorp's new advanced cash-vault product is being rapidly adopted by the bank's clients, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported.

Central Pacific Financial in Honolulu has named Catherine Ngo chief executive and also appointed a new chief financial officer.

First Midwest Bancorp in Itasca, Ill., has named new heads of treasury management and private banking.

Fifth Third Bancorp's new advanced cash-vault product is being rapidly adopted by the bank's clients, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported.

Blue Valley Ban Corp. in Overland Park, Kan., has agreed to acquire a branch in its hometown owned by The Federal Savings Bank in Chicago.

First National Bank Alaska in Anchorage has appointed Betsy Lawer as chairwoman.

American Express' recovery from losing its partnership with Costco got a boost as it reached an agreement with Starwood Hotels to introduce a new payment card.

Bay Banks of Virginia in Kilmarnock has issued $7 million in subordinated debt.

World Acceptance in Greenville, S.C., one of the largest providers of installment loans, said that its longtime chairman and chief executive will retire in September.

Virtual Piggy's Oink, a mobile wallet app that designed for teens, has introduced a peer-to-peer payment option.

Discover Financial Services in Riverwoods, Ill., said it will double cash rewards for certain customers for a limited period, its latest effort to battle with rival issuers for new business.

First Resource Bank in Exton, Pa., plans to raise $6 million through a combination of common stock and subordinated debt to raise funds to redeem most of its Small Business Lending Fund preferred shares.

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares in Newport has changed its name to Lake Sunapee Bank Group.

The structuring law that former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert stands accused of violating highlights how federal prosecutors use the banking system as leverage.

A Tennessee community bank investor has acquired a majority stake in AB&T Financial in Gastonia, N.C.

Retail chain Sally Beauty knows that it was sick and when. Now the challenge is to figure out what made it sick.