The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau soon will release its first draft of regulations aimed at governing a wide range of short-term loans - including credit backed by car titles, some installment loans and often-criticized payday loan.

NCR has launched a new automated teller machine in North America designed to improve the consumer experience and reduce costs associated with operating the ATM network.

Orange County Business Bank in Irvine, Calif., is facing a proxy battle from a Dallas investment firm.

Affordable pre-paid cards and checking accounts targeted at low-income customers are among the positive trends likely to gain steam in the months ahead.

The $94 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that it had hired Terry Jenkins as president of Key Private Bank. He is succeeding Tim Swanson, who will remain KeyCorp's chief investment officer.

Fee income and payment of a Home Loan bank advance helped Eagle Financial Services in Berryville, Va., boost its bottom line last quarter.

FICO and TransUnion announced Monday a renewed multi-year agreement to provide FICO scores to the U.S. banking community.

Hong Kong people who invested with a venture describing itself as a bitcoin platform are concerned their money may be gone, according to Leung Yiu Chung, a lawmaker who has taken up their case.

Ohio Valley Financial Group in Henderson, Ky., has merged with BankTrust Financial in Henderson.

Grand River Commerce in Grandville, Mich., has raised $10.7 million through a private placement.

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

Protests by community groups and now a public hearing threaten to delay the completion of CIT's acquisition of OneWest Bank. The deal will probably get approved, and it might not get delayed too long, but all those "probablys" and "mights" are what make the proponents of more big M&A queasy.

Regulators are taking their review of CIT Group's agreement to buy OneWest Bank to a public forum, following community activists' complaints about the deal.

Brevard County, Fla. officials reported this week plans to write off $6.6 million for emergency medical service transports to area hospitals from the budget year ended Sept. 30, 2013.

Delanco Bancorp in New Jersey began trading on Friday on the OTC Markets Group platform.

Community Financial Corp. in Waldorf, Md., raised $23 million from a debt offering.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can learn a lot from the Centennial State.

A federal judge has upheld a Texas law that bars the state's retailers from charging an additional fee to customers who pay with a credit card.

CashCall, an online loan servicer, reached a $1 million settlement with California's Department of Business Oversight on Thursday.

A long decline in loan-loss reserves hit a wall in the fourth quarter, as loan growth forced companies to set more cash aside than in recent quarters. An end to reserve releases, combined with higher costs and lower margins, are putting pressure on bankers to boost revenue.