The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacks the authority to investigate how accredit ors approve for-profit colleges, according to a ruling Thursday by a federal judge.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta increased reserves for downgraded energy loans in the first quarter, but it was still able to produce solid revenue and earnings growth.

A federal district judge ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has no power to investigate the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, an embattled accreditor of for-profit colleges. The ruling marks the first time a court has said the bureau had no jurisdiction and overreached its statutory authority.

Western Alliance Bancorp. in Phoenix reported higher first-quarter profit as its remains a busy dealmaker.

American Express is determined to minimize the damage from losing profitable Costco cardholders in Canada and the U.S., and is taking steps to keep as many of those customers in the Amex fold as possible.

Some are looking at buying banks or counting on recently announced acquisitions to diversify revenue streams. Others are investing in fee-based businesses and new technologies and all, of course, are trying to keep a lid on expenses.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to finalize its second round of mortgage servicing rules in July, a top agency official said. Laurie Maggiano, a program manager for servicing and secondary markets at the CFPB, also offered insights into the bureau's long-anticipated rulemaking on debt collection.

MADISON, Wis. — The World Council of Credit Unions has initiated earthquake relief efforts to credit unions and their members following Saturday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador's northern coast.

The Paris Agreement on limiting the rise in global temperatures opens up new lending opportunities related to low-carbon projects while highlighting an array of new risks for financial institutions.

Lending Club said Thursday that it has hired Sameer Gulati, formerly of McKinsey & Co., to be its chief operations officer and promoted another executive, Scott Sanborn, to president. Both are newly created positions at the nonbank lender.

Experts from across the payments industry gathered in Los Angeles for SourceMedia's annual Card Forum and Expo. Here are some of the biggest ideas discussed at this year's event.

The CFPB filed complaints in federal court Thursday against two co-founders of a company that resold loan applications containing personal data to lenders and data brokers without reviewing the sources of those leads or the purchasers.

People's United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn., reported higher first-quarter profits as it increased lending for both commercial and residential real estate.

Traditional banks are not likely to match the nimbleness of a fintech startup for a whole variety of reasons. But that doesn't mean all is lost.

LendingClub Corp., a pioneer of online marketplace lending, said it raised rates for borrowers again to reflect a gloomier economic outlook and worse-than-expected performance for some of its riskiest loans.

High Point Bank considered bulking up to the size of other community banks in its market but quickly realized that the strategy would involve significant expense, risk and capital. So the company ended up selling to BNC Bancorp.

Sen. Ted Cruz has made killing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau one of his key stances on banking policy during his fight to become the Republican presidential nominee.

There are countless considerations banks face when joining another institution, but blending two distinct organizational philosophies into a healthy culture must be a top priority.

U.S. home sellers in March sold their homes for $30,500 more than the purchase price, a 17% average gain in price and the highest average gain for home sellers since December 2007, according to RealtyTrac’s Q1 U.S. Home Sales report.

Wider margins and expense control boosted quarterly profits at BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C.