BankThink

There are good, bad and ugly stories about how marijuana entrepreneurs deal with taxes and other financial management issues while having little access to banking services.

Many of the presidential candidates have backed steps to lighten community banks' burden, but we don't need to count on grandiose stump speeches and campaign pledges to make a difference.

Staley's Troubled Waters; Jain Joins SoFi

Payveris’ Jeff Weikert recently took the position that faster payments are more of an opportunity than a threat to financial institutions’ customer relationships. I agree, and see faster payments as not only an opportunity, but a responsibility to our customers and all consumers in the U.S.

The bank's approval last year to buy OneWest Bank included a condition to submit an updated Community Reinvestment Act plan, but the CRA program now being presented by CIT is far from adequate.

Regulators’ focus on having banks and credit unions offer payday loan alternatives to underserved consumers overlooks the success of Web-based companies in filling credit gaps.

RBS' Litigation Costs; Community Bank Relief Bill

I am glad the Department of Justice picked a fight with Apple. Let me explain why.

Tech giants like Intel and Apple are doing more business with women- and minority- owned underwriters; Christine Lagarde has five more years at the IMF; and why Lehman Sisters might not have failed. Plus, are girls getting a bad rap from dictionaries and bad counsel from parents?

Preparing for the inevitable future credit crisis by setting aside more loss reserves is a step toward avoiding government bailouts.