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When a Columbia University professor surveyed 1,000 payday loan customers, little did he know that the resulting research report would become a lightning rod in the drafting of rules for small-dollar lenders.

A security lapse left millions of mortgage records exposed online without proper data protections, according to security researchers.

The New York company will add $504 million of asset-based and equipment finance loans as part of the acquisition.

The Boston company reported a quarterly profit despite special charges, mortgage headwinds and lost SBA revenue tied to the partial government shutdown.

Bank First's deal for Partnership is the third Wisconsin bank merger announced this week.

Mexico's Senate leader Ricardo Monreal said he'll seek a vote on his bill cutting bank fees in the spring session starting next month.

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication reports that its Global Payments Innovation system, which it launched two years ago, now handles more than a million payments a day.

Police arrested a man after responding to a hostage situation at a branch in Sebring, Fla., early Wednesday.

Industry groups and lawmakers have joined bankers in insisting the agency develop a plan to resolve the paperwork problem before the partial government shutdown ends.

From recognizing area do-gooders to awarding educators and helping children, here's another look at how credit unions are giving back.