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Lending at credit unions in the Peach State increased by just 0.2%, down from 0.8% growth recorded a quarter earlier.

By offering Prime subscribers one-day shipping instead of the standard two, Amazon saw a dramatic change in shopping behavior — and a corresponding rise in costs.

The conglomerate run by Warren Buffett has tried in the past to keep its holdings below the 10% threshold in order to avoid heightened regulatory scrutiny.

The company will also gain deposits and loans from its deal with Republic Bancorp.

Regulators should proceed with removing one of the margin requirements for trading swaps.

Rakuten joins a growing list of fintechs trying to enter the regulated banking sector. All have faced their share of obstacles.

One credit union's launch of a financial wellness app aims to utilize behavioral research to better resonate with how consumers today use mobile applications.

“Digital Vault” will allow customers to store encrypted documents on third-party servers; bank accuses Orcel of misdeeds.

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A traditional rules-based fraud system will not be capable of detecting synthetic identity fraud. A combination of supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms must be implemented to process the data necessary to effectively segment good and bad identities, says Steven D'Alfonso, research director at IDC Financial Insights.