Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Equifax Inc. is acquiring the largest provider of credit reporting in Australia and New Zealand for $2.5 billion.
November 23 -
MB Financial in Chicago has agreed to buy American Chartered Bancorp in Chicago.
November 23 -
Class-action lawsuits filed against some of the biggest names in retail banking and payments could prompt financial firms to reconsider their relationships with customers that play fantasy sports.
November 22 -
Embattled online lender CashCall has paid nearly $2 million in restitution and fines for allegedly deceiving and overcharging borrowers, California's Department of Business Oversight announced.
November 21 -
SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has hired Corinne Cuthbertson as a brand, advertising and digital marketing executive.
November 20 -
Peoples Bancorp in Marietta, Ohio, has hired John C. Rogers as its chief financial officer and treasurer. He starts Nov. 30.
November 20 -
The $1.2 billion-asset company has redeemed the $10.9 million of preferred shares held by the U.S. Treasury Department, plus accrued dividends.
November 20 -
The $938 million-asset company will incur $400,000 in expenses from shutting down the unit, including $300,000 for contract termination costs and $100,000 for severance and employee benefits.
November 20 -
Higher mortgage rates and other macroeconomic challenges may dampen lending under the Federal Housing Administration's single-family program, but they will produce a net benefit to the insurance fund. Here's why.
November 20 -
With the outlook for mobile payments improving, American Express has brought together several initiatives in this area under a new umbrella dubbed Amex Enabled Digital Solution.
November 20 -
U.S. consumers are shouldering record levels of debt to get behind the wheel of an automobile.
November 20 -
Two of central Maryland's oldest community banks have agreed to merge and reorganize under a new name.
November 20 -
The New York firm on Thursday sold 3 million voting shares in the $9.4 billion-asset United Community to Morgan Stanley, which acted as the sole underwriter on the offering.
November 20 -
A review of IRS forms submitted by more than 1,800 nonprofit U.S. hospitals indicates healthcare providers arent meeting all requirements related to community health needs assessments and financial assistance policies.
November 20 -
When Guaranteed Rate's Sam Sharp discovered past clients' online reviews were bringing in new mortgage customers, he started making borrower feedback a major part of his digital marketing strategy.
November 20 -
Evidence points to thousands of arbitrations for individual claims in recent years, and there likely would have been more if not for negative publicity about arbitrations.
November 20 -
First Resource Bank in Exton, Pa., has redeemed most of its Small Business Lending Fund preferred shares.
November 20 -
A N.Y. car dealership charged with the unlawful sale of credit repair and identity theft prevention services agreed Thursday to settle allegations brought by state regulators.
November 20 -
HMN Financial in Rochester, Minn., has agreed to buy a branch from Deerwood Bank in Deerwood, Minn.
November 20 -
County Bancorp in Manitowoc, Wis., has agreed to buy Fox River Valley Bancorp in Appleton, Wis., for about $29 million.
November 20



