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Upbound currently focuses on lease-to-own products. Brigit will help it expand its offerings, but the fintech faced an FTC complaint last year.

We should consolidate federal oversight of the banking industry within the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. It would rationalize a system that has grown increasingly unwieldy over generations.

The bank said it redeployed proceeds from the sale into high-yielding investments. It also said it would end an employee pension plan to curb expenses.

A close result was complicated by an hour-long adjournment of the New York-based company's annual meeting that angered dissident investors and left them mulling legal action.

From mail theft to video games, a variety of trends shaped scams and fraud in 2024 — and made the schemes more expensive for everyone.

An industry lawsuit seeks to undermine a rule put forward by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would make it much easier for consumers to manage their own financial health.

The Canadian bank received approval from the Federal Reserve to increase its ownership stake in KeyCorp to up to 14.9%. The investment is expected to close by the end of this month.

The post-pandemic increase in consumers falling behind on their credit card bills seems to be tapering off. "For 2025, we're seeing a lot of stability in delinquencies," an industry researcher said.

Brian Brooks, former acting Comptroller of the Currency in the first Trump administration and advisor to the President-elect's transition team, said new agency heads will open up commercial real estate lending, approach credit risk management differently and privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Arkansas Republican pledges to reduce excessive regulation and align financial policies with GOP goals.