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The CFPB has a historic opportunity to fix the small-dollar loan market by emulating Colorado's reforms. That would mean requiring all payday lenders to offer affordable installment payments and cracking down on deceptive practices like loan flipping.

S&P Re-Examined After $1.5B Settlement; B of A Request Denied

In a term often reserved for interior design, women's fashions or ballroom dancing, Apple Pay users call the mobile pay system "elegant" because of how easy it is to use.

The CFPB's "Safe Student Banking" initiative is designed to pressure students' educational and financial institutions into offering young people narrow options.

Bank managers can motivate their teams to make sales without forcing them to pounce on customers the moment they walk in the door.

S&P, DOJ Reach Hard-Won Deal; Lending Club Joins Up with Alibaba

There is a lot of confusion in the retail industry around payments and Point-of-Sale (POS).

Revising the current control rules could give banks access to more capital from private equity, hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Banks victimized by loan fraud, identity theft, embezzlement and other crimes may be reluctant to cooperate with federal authorities. But it's often worth their while.

First Mariner CEO's Second, Covert Career; What's 'Culture'?