The credit card industry's proposed deal to settle long-pending retailer lawsuits set insiders chattering, divided over how much each side won and lost in the deal.

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A group of investors led by Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has agreed to invest $4.8 million in a Redwood City, Calif., payments network that lets use retailers' gift cards to buy goods and services from other merchants.

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Westamerica (WABC) in San Rafael, Calif., reported that its second-quarter earnings fell slightly after loans and fee income declined.

The central bank has brought back a process scrapped in the late 1990s, where it will review preliminary merger plans of untested buyers pursuing unusual deals.

Out-of-work Ohio residents whose unemployment payments are loaded onto prepaid cards will no longer be able to use their cards when their balances fall below zero.

Directors and officers liability coverage is an unpopular topic of conversation at board meetings. But directors who shirk their responsibilities in this area may one day find their claims denied.

Citigroup's second-quarter income fell but was untainted by the scandals surrounding big rivals.

Card fees and anti-Wall Street rhetoric are playing big roles in Democratic Sen. Jon Tester's tight reelection battle with Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg.

A pair of Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF) executives quit just two months after the Shippensburg, Pa., company's chief financial officer resigned.

Why would a bank issue prepaid debit cards to its customers? It's an inferior product for consumers and banks alike. Issue prepaid credit cards instead, with four times the interchange.

St. Helen's Community FCU hired a new CEO who immediately urged the board to terminate a merger agreement with nearby Wauna FCU, which would have created a $300 million credit union.

A deal that last week was heralded as reordering the credit card business is receiving pushback from merchants who say it doesn’t go far enough.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) announced Monday that it has hired former JPMorgan Chase (JPM) executive Chad Borton as its new head of retail banking.

Citigroup, the third-biggest U.S. bank, reported a 12 percent drop in second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates on revenue from advising on mergers and underwriting stocks and bonds.

Pulaski Bank has filed a lawsuit against three former employees over mortgage data that the Creve Couer, Mo., bank claims the employees took and are using to give their new employer a leg up.

A final rule places credit reporting agencies under the bureau's nonbank supervision program as part of its "larger participant" powers.

A trade group representing convenience stores rejected the proposed settlement of interchange lawsuits and hired law firm Constantine Cannon to hold out for better terms.

Visa, MasterCard and the largest banks have announced a proposed multi-billion dollar settlement with U.S. retailers in a longstanding lawsuit over swipe fees charged by the networks.