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Credit Suisse Mulls Spinoff; Metal Fraud Probe

Wearable payments will be one of the ways bank customers do transactions in the future.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

Tech-powered platforms like Kabbage and OnDeck have been competing with credit unions and banks on small-business lending for some time. Now a new breed of players is raising the stakes.

Repurposing the CRA to root out discrimination based on race and ethnicity risks undermining the CRA’s primary objective: to encourage banks to provide credit-related services in lower-income communities.

What website should Americans be visiting right now? 100MillionMembers.org. What message should they be hearing? "If you're not one of the 100 Million, here's what you're missing." What hashtag should be trending? #100MillionStrong.

Are you passionate about credit unions? Do you feel strongly about where the community is moving? Credit Union Journal wants to hear from you–and now it’s easier than ever to be heard.

B of A's Mortgage Settlement; BNP's Global Intrigue

LOS ANGELES — If you live in a big U.S. city, you probably whiz through an intersection like this one all the time.

A reporter spent a day trying to cash checks, send money and complete other financial transactions without the use of a bank account. He was surprised by what he saw.