The CFPB has promised an equal-access rule for small-business lending for nearly a decade. But Apple’s recent discrimination inquiry into its credit card could force the agency’s hand.

A lawsuit filed by a New Jersey branch employee who was fired in 2016 includes detailed allegations about the pressure that front-line workers faced to meet monthly sales targets. The case is scheduled to go to trial in February.

Ana Botin, the Spanish banking giant's chairman, is counting on Santander's new digital platform to help drive expansion in the U.S. and Latin America.

The deal is Seacoast's third acquisition of a bank with operations in Palm Beach County.

The once-acquisitive company appears ready to come off the sidelines, but will it be as a buyer or seller?

Axos Bank favors remote access over chatbots, as it connects bankers with online customers in real time.

An Indiana bank is looking to complete the first outright purchase of a credit union since the financial crisis. Though hurdles exist, some industry observers say more such deals are doable.

Consumer demand for digital financial services will inspire a wave of new partnerships.

Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Services Group said it may apply for a virtual banking license in Singapore, a move that would add a heavyweight contender to the race.

In recent months federal regulators have been speaking out on the risks that extreme weather events pose to the financial system, something their European counterparts have been doing for some time.

Bryce VanDiver and Daniela Hawkins at Capco make the case that offering easy-to-use payment rewards is the way to win the loyalty of digital-only customers.

United Bankshares in West Virginia was willing to pay a healthy premium for Carolina Financial, one of a dwindling number of available banks with more than $4 billion in assets.

Stephen Calk, who faces a bribery charge in connection with loans his bank made to former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, is asking a judge to suppress evidence that prosecutors obtained from his mobile phone.

The Bakersfield, Calif.-based institution has applied to convert to a state charter.

The remote deposit capture tech at the center of the dispute is used by 6,500 institutions. That may mean other institutions will have to pay licensing fees to USAA.

The company will pay $1.1 billion for Carolina Financial in Charleston, S.C., in a deal that will add nearly $5 billion in assets.

It’s only a matter of time before Silicon Valley “overturns more complex banking functions”; banks would have to help FinCEN identify suspicious firearms sales.

By working with the tech giant on its consumer checking account, Stanford FCU hopes to grow but some wonder about the broader implications for fields of membership.

Consumer trust issues have long been a stumbling block for challenger banks, but many say Google will face bigger obstacles.

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