The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned companies collecting debt that it is closely watching how consumers are treated while at the same time expanding ways for consumers to dispute debt.

For years banks treated certificates of deposit almost as an afterthought. But with loan demand expected to pick up with the economy, some are eyeing ways to lock investors into longer-term CDs now — before rates inevitably rise.

House Republicans grilled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting deputy director Tuesday over how the agency gathers and protects consumer data.

UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo., is planning to open its first branch in Texas, according to a report.

Credit-risk managers are more optimistic than they have been in three years about lenders' ability to extend credit, a new study found.

Roberto Herencia, a veteran of bank recapitalizations, drew on tough lessons of the past to guide BXM Holdings' challenging recapitalization of Metropolitan Bank Group in Chicago.

The Federal Reserve Board has lifted regulatory actions against Huntington Bancshares in Texas and Buckeye Bancshares in Ohio.

First Financial Northwest (FFNW) in Renton, Wash., has created a new position by hiring a chief operating officer for its bank.

Wealth management advisors must strike a balance between recognizing investment differences between men and women and avoiding stereotypes when courting female prospects.

Capital One Financial's GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Inc. was sued over about $400 million in losses on mortgage-backed securities by investor trustee U.S. Bancorp.

Expert Global Solutions (EGS) and its subsidiaries have agreed to pay a $3.2 million civil penalty – the largest ever obtained by the Federal Trade Commission against a third-party collector.

Consumer borrowing rose higher than expected in May as Americans charged away on their credit cards, according to the Federal Reserve's G.19 report released Monday.

Regulators ordered Texas-based Expert Global Solutions, the world's largest debt collection firm, on Tuesday to pay a $3.2 million fine for allegedly making illegal collections calls and not verifying debt in dispute.

Columbia Banking System's chief operating officer and executive vice president Mark Nelson will retire on Sept. 30.

Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has named a new head of internal auditing.

CIB Marine Bancshares (CIBH) in Waukesha, Wis., has agreed to buy Avenue Mortgage in Naperville, Ill., CIB announced Monday. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Equifax announced Monday that is acquired TrustedID, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based specialist in identity protection.

AmericanWest Bank in Spokane, Wash., has agreed to sell five Pacific Northwest branches in separate transactions.

U.S. consumers kept paying down debt in the first quarter ended March 31, as household wealth rose higher than the pre-recession peak, the American Bankers Association reported Tuesday.

Consumer credit is showing signs of strength as Americans seek to shrug off the effects of the financial crisis, according to two sets of data released Monday.