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In a reversal from five years ago, six of the eight biggest U.S. banks by branch count now offer the loans, which observers see as safer alternatives to payday loans.

Crisanto Francisco, CPA, is a partner at Lindquist, von Husen & Joyce LLP, focused on nonprofit organizations, affordable housing developers, real estate partnerships and property management companies. Reach him at cfrancisco@lvhj.com.

Twitter signals plan for payments, Barclays opens banking pods as a branch alternative, and more. Here's what's happening around the world.

Economic woes have driven more consumers to disavow legitimate card purchases via "friendly" fraud, but new card-network guidelines could help merchants fight back — and leave more issuers on the hook.

A judge said he would approve Deutsche Bank's $26.3 million settlement of a lawsuit that accused the bank of misleading investors about how thoroughly it vetted clients, including Jeffrey Epstein and Russian tycoons.

The current interest rate environment advantages banks over their fintech competitors. That can't be allowed to stifle invention.

JPMorgan Chase is planning to launch a digital bank in Germany as its second international consumer outpost, a move that will create a launchpad for the biggest U.S. bank to further expand in Europe.

As companies downsize and restructure, American Banker is tracking these decisions to help our readers understand how their industries are adapting.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra plans to propose a rule to set late fees at reasonable levels and no longer peg late fees to inflation.

The scandal's roots stretch back more than a decade. In a corporate environment that doesn't welcome bad news, problems fester.