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Financial education programs have been shown to be largely ineffective. What low-income consumers really need from banks are better products and more tailored advice.

Facebook Inc. nominated Peggy Alford, an executive at PayPal Holdings Inc., to its board while longtime directors Netflix Inc. Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings and Erskine Bowles, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, will step down.

The New York company formed the nationwide group after hiring a team of former Square 1 bankers.

George McNichols helped build the Indiana-based institution from $10 million in assets in 1984 to $554 million today.

The fight over the credit union industry's tax-exempt status has moved from the federal to state level. It will take the entire movement working together to combat these challenges.

Citigroup, Goldman earnings surprise to the upside; cost cuts fueled the bank’s 14% earnings growth.

The bank's profits rose 2% despite a decline in revenue.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple improves biometric security; Klarna opens at Showfields; Japanese bank will no longer support Money Tap; Dashlane draws investment.

About 100 financial institutions are owned by or work with Native Americans, yet traditional banking services remain out of reach for many in this demographic.

As major payments M&A deals mount, some free agents are awaiting deals of their own — and one area where that’s most apparent is in debit and ATM networks.