Americans continued to cut back on credit card debt and reduce late payments in the third quarter, according to a new report from TransUnion.

A U.S. Bancorp (USB) subsidiary has agreed to acquire the Irish hedge fund administrator Quintillion.

Tayfun Tuzun recently become the Cincinnati company’s CFO after his predecessor was reassigned as part of an settlement with the SEC. Tuzun is now handling financial reporting at a time when regulation is on the rise.

A federal judge has temporarily halted, and frozen the assets of, a Montreal operation that bilked more than $14 million from small businesses and churches in the U.S. for unwanted listings in online business directories.

Law firm Rimon has added a former Bank of America (BAC) lawyer as a partner in its new Boston office.

The buzzy credit card consolidator, at least in its initial incarnation, doesn’t render wallets redundant or, even, allow the consumer to do anything they can’t already.

U.S. bank divestitures hit a 10-year low in 2013, according to a new report by Dealogic.

Bank of Hawaii (BOH) has approved a process where shareholders can pressure directors in uncontested elections.

The CFPB is calling the two new mortgage forms "Know Before You Owe," an apt description since a hodge-podge of federal mortgage disclosures that the new forms will replace have long been considered duplicative and confusing.

Despite complaints from bankers that the controversial legal theory is unfair, many lawmakers said it has been a useful tool in combatting discrimination.

Atlantic Coast Financial (ACFC) in Jacksonville, Fla., has launched a $42 million public offering.

U.S. Bancorp, the largest bank based in the Midwestern U.S., is the leading contender to buy the Chicago branches of Citizens Financial Group Inc. because smaller bidders are wary of raising capital to fund the deal, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Pacific Premier is complementing two liquidity-driven acquisitions with the addition of a restaurant-franchise lending company. Such loans are expected to bring the California company higher-yielding loans. It's another example of banks' strong push for new revenue sources.

JPMorgan Chase reached a $13 billion deal with the U.S. Justice Department that ends probes into the bank's sale of mortgage bonds, the largest amount paid by a financial firm in a settlement with the government.

Just as U.S. policymakers are taking a more supportive approach to Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, countries that have taken a hands-off approach may soon weigh in with regulations that mirror those of the U.S.

Alliance Financial Services in Saint Paul, Minn., plans to exit the Wisconsin market.

The $1.2 billion-asset company said Tuesday that net proceeds from the sales totaled $26.3 million. Old Line said the sales will increase its tangible common equity.

WASHINGTON — Regulators released a tool on Tuesday that community banks can use to estimate how their capital matches up with new global standards.

Health and wellness programs are a great way to boost employee engagement and keeping health care cost down.

Portugal's fourth-largest bank has received approval to open two representative offices in the United States.