HONOLULU – Aloha Pacific FCU has become the first financial institution in Hawaii to introduce a “green” auto loan program.
The credit union's Go Green Auto Loan gives discounts for vehicles that are labeled hybrid or get at least 25 miles per gallon. Annual rates are 4.4%, and further discounts are given based on payment plans.
Aloha Pacific FCU is the third-largest credit union in Hawaii with more than $450 million in assets.
Washington Trust Bank is executing a slow-but-steady de novo expansion inside the I-5 corridor on the western side of its home state. Its newest branch is slated to open this fall in Tacoma.
New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges that Zelle's parent company, Early Warning Services, failed to adopt basic safeguards to combat fraud. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dismissed a similar lawsuit in March without an explanation.
Bank groups, especially those representing the largest institutions, did little in the way of a public campaign against the provisions in the stablecoin bill that could disintermediate traditional banking, but are picking up steam for the upcoming market structure fight.
The lender, which uses existing credit balances to fund installment loans, has linked to Samsung Pay and plans other partnerships in the future to build a global merchant network.
New data from American Banker finds that use cases for intelligent automation are growing across banks and credit unions alike, such as fraud and lending.
Affirm and FICO earlier this year took the first steps to incorporate buy now/pay later loans into consumer's credit reports. But it will be some time before lenders start making credit decisions based on the short-term installments, even if holdouts like Afterpay and Klarna decide to report to the credit bureaus.
