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It's been almost a year and a half since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its bulletin explaining how certain lenders offering indirect auto loans through dealers would be held responsible for unlawful, discriminatory pricing practices.

The Fair Housing Act (FHA) was adopted years ago to promote equal access to mortgage credit.

Michael Bartlett's June 30 Credit Union Journal article, "Tales from the Wild (Mortgage) Side," nicely highlights credit unions and their mortgage strategies in low-inventory, high-priced housing markets.

Apple's desire to maintain tight control of the payment experience is likely to wind up pushing banks away from iPhones and toward Android and host card emulation technology.

With all the recent events unfolding in the American business, economic and political sectors, perhaps the most concerning isn't so much the competency of leadership, but rather its values and ethics.

Banks Partner with Apple, but Retailers Resist; Dimon's Recovery

The vision that Apple’s founder Steve Jobs once had of a new type of mobile phone that could become so instrumental and integrated into people’s lives that they’d rather leave their wallet at home than their iPhone is starting to take shape.

Microbranches have their merits — but banks should be aware that changes in technology and customer preferences could render them obsolete.

Until we know without doubt with whom we are transacting, the legacy payment networks cannot be made secure for Internet-sourced electronic payments.

Reactions to Apple Pay; Santander's Succession Plan