Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Daniel Lee has been accepting Bitcoin at his family's seven retail stores in Fort Greene, Brooklyn since March 2013 by having customers send the digital currency to wallet addresses he manages.
February 12 -
An ad campaign begun by the Federal Housing Finance Agency may come too late to boost refinancings by underwater borrowers with loans owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
February 11 -
Leading origination outsourcer cites "input" from activist investor Orange Capital.
February 11 -
Regional bank executives keep trying to deflect calls for more cost cutting as they seek new revenue sources, and one of them -- BB&T's Kelly King -- seems to be losing his patience with such demands.
February 11 -
Big banks reportedly approved more small-business loans in January than they have in the last three years.
February 11 -
Pan Pacific Bank (PPFC) said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit plunged 70% from a year earlier, to $99,000 due to a sharp drop in fee income.
February 11 -
As the role and responsibilities of compliance officers has grown, so has the need to ensure that those employees can effectively communicate with the rest of the bank.
February 11 -
Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J. skipped peppering Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on monetary policy on Tuesday, focusing instead on a critical role that has remained left unfilled on the board: a formal overseer of bank regulation.
February 11 -
Bank fees have the power to make or break customer loyalty, according to a new survey from GoBankingRates.
February 11 -
Banks and debt collectors are taking over courtrooms to press consumers for payments. Local officials see these 'rocket dockets' as a way to cope with a deluge of collections suits. But their judicial appearance may also mislead debtors into believing they face offers they can't refuse.
February 11 -
WASHINGTON -- Total Mortgage Services LLC said Tuesday that it has hired industry veteran Andy Pettola to head up its re-branded wholesale lending business.
February 11 -
Independent Bank Group (IBTX) in McKinney, Texas, reported loan growth and higher expenses in the fourth quarter.
February 11 -
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Credit unions are saying that 13.9% of their cards were impacted by breaches in 2013, according to a recent survey.
February 11 -
Community Bank of the Chesapeake in Waldorf, Md., plans to continue its expansion into Virginia by opening two branches in Fredericksburg over the next 18 months.
February 11 - New York
As Manhattan developers plan millions of square feet of office towers featuring the most modern amenities, some of their biggest potential tenants banks have decided they're better off staying in their current homes.
February 11 -
Iberiabank Corp. (IBKC) in Lafayette, La., has agreed to buy First Private Holdings in Dallas.
February 11 -
First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) in Billings, Mont., has agreed to buy Mountain West Financial (MTWF) in Helena, Mont.
February 11 -
The two top execs at consumer-finance startup Simple took to a public forum -- a social media chat among tech investors including the famed Marc Andreessen -- to discuss the pros and cons of buying a bank.
February 10 - Virginia
The $176 billion-asset company will close the center in the summer of 2015, the Roanoke Times reported, citing a BB&T spokesman.
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Florida Bank in Tampa has been freed from a memorandum of understanding issued by state regulators, according to a report.
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