Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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GECU and the local Kinley's House Coffee & Teas are introducing a new concept-combining a credit union branch with a cafe.
July 1 -
Goldman Sachs, one of the owners of a newly designated minority bank, has a history of discriminatory behavior.
July 1 -
A South Dakota man pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of mail fraud for using the mail to steal more than $106,000 from his employer, AAA Collection Co., between 2009 and 2011.
July 1 -
U.S. Bancorp will repay customers $3.2 million to resolve Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims that it misled military-service members who took part in an auto lending program.
July 1 -
Mounting medical bills are expected to push 1.7 million U.S. households into bankruptcy this year - making health expenses the largest cause of such filings.
July 1 -
Big banks, including Citi and U.S. Bank, are developing a system to make mobile wallets more secure by walling off customer data from merchants and other third parties.
June 30 -
CHICAGO First Northern CU will be expanding into a former Bank of America location in Evanston.
June 30 -
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Class Act FCU has acquired and is renovating a former branch of Fifth Third Bank, which will be the credit unions fifth service facility.
June 30 -
A consortium of Mexican investors led by former Banco Popular executive Roberto Herencia has completed its recapitalization of Metropolitan Bank Group in Chicago, Crain's Chicago Business reported.
June 28 -
FNB United in Asheboro, N.C., announced Friday that its planned name change to CommunityOne Bancorp will take effect Monday.
June 28 -
The Charlotte bank said Friday that the job cuts, which were first reported by the Charlotte Observer, came from various businesses and occurred as part of a streamlining.
June 28 -
Capital One's new Quicksilver card is the latest example of a company offering generous rewards in an effort to win over more affluent consumers.
June 28 -
Mary Lynn Lenz, who recently became CEO of Foothills Bank, was involved with the 2010 sale of Professional Business Bank in California.
June 28 -
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.
June 28 -
A veteran banking regulator has been promoted to become the commissioner of Georgias Department of Banking and Finance.
June 28 -
Sussex Bancorp in Franklin Lakes, N.J., plans to sell up to $7.2 million in common stock, offering 1.2 million shares to current shareholders at a price of $6 per share.
June 28 -
Despite a drop in truth in lending lawsuits, industry executives fear that new regulations and the emergence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could prompt a revival in disclosure-related lawsuits.
June 28 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in May issued enforcement orders against eight banks and freed 14 others from prior orders as part of a series of actions released Friday.
June 28 -
A former bishop of a Mormon church in Connecticut was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for running a fraud scheme that roped in a participant in the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
June 28 -
Three federal agencies are competing for the gold medal in a "regulatory Olympics" over deposit advances. Their proposals would severely constrain banks from offering valuable products and assisting customers.
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