A decade ago, Think Finance partnered with Native American tribes in an effort to avoid state interest-rate caps on consumer loans. After the company's legal woes finally ended this month, court documents shed light on its rapid rise and steep fall.

Verifying the identity of a business is a much more complex task than verifying the identity of an individual, yet the underlying technology used in both is the same.

The Minneapolis company, which increased its minimum wage to $18 an hour in June, will bump it up to $20 in response to inflationary and competitive pressures.

Auto loan growth eased substantially in the second quarter amid competitive pressures from credit unions and other lenders.

The Canadian bank, which reported its quarterly earnings Thursday, recorded $22 million in charges related to its acquisition of First Horizon. Executives say they still expect the deal to close no later than January.

From consumer credit to deposits to inflation, President Biden's move to excuse up to $20,000 in student debt per eligible borrower will have ramifications throughout the banking sector.

Affirm must demonstrate it can maintain healthy loan growth to regain investor confidence when reporting earnings results Thursday, while Klarna unveils results next week.

The megabank had previously announced plans to shed consumer and commercial banking units in Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February. The revised plan is expected to cost about $170 million over the next year and a half.

The new law relies partly on U.S. companies paying higher taxes to raise money for climate change and health care initiatives. Here's how banks will be affected.

The Center for Responsible Lending, the Woodstock Institute and other left-leaning groups argue that the $13.4 billion merger will harm low-income communities, reduce small-business lending and add to systemic risk.

The state's disclosure laws generated data that indicated millions of consumers had their personal details potentially compromised.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.'s planned subsidiary will focus on consumers, marking a major departure for a company that has focused almost exclusively on commercial lending.

GiveCard is working with the digital card-issuance platform Highnote to improve the ways organizations can deliver and track donations to recipients such as homeless teens and women in crisis.

A data breach in 2022 costs companies $4.35 million on average, an all-time high according to IBM research.

The Canadian banking giant reported a 22% increase in loan balances, with the largest contribution coming from the United States. The surge in lending helped to compensate for weakness in debt and equity issuances.

Staff feedback is crucial to tailoring benefits and designing new workspaces, experts say.

In a survey, 88% of financial institutions had experienced a firmware-related attack, which the Department of Homeland Security has called an "overlooked" vector for cyberattacks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to issue guidance soon around fraud liability on digital payment platforms, and the thorniest question concerns who pays for customers' mistakes.  

A growing number of challenger banks and fintechs are trying to help customers live more sustainable lives through carbon calculators with localized data.

A recent mini-tender offer to shareholders in Truist Financial serves as a cautionary tale. "They're trolling around for investors that aren't paying attention," one lawyer said.