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With a permanent director confirmed, the agency should take steps to establish a small-business data collection rule mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.

Seventy-eight percent of global banks now use regulatory stress tests to assess concentrations and set limits internally, according to a Deloitte survey to be released Wednesday. That's up from 67% in 2012. Eighty-seven percent of respondents said they use capital stress tests for strategy and business planning, up from 68%.

A 2017 agreement with Marriott International that kept the hotel chain's card portfolio with American Express and JPMorgan Chase will take a brand marketing turn in February, but leave both issuers as partners.

The bloc said the company artificially raised interchange fees in Europe; weather changes that increase flood risks may mean defaults on mortgages.

A recent high-profile news story doesn't paint the National Credit Union Administration chairman in a good light, but some in the industry say it could also lead to positive changes on the board.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: eBay faces new investor pressure to sell units; Starbucks Uber Eats deployment picks up speed; PayPal invests in marketing fintech; ING signs deal with R3.

American Express’ ambitious multi-merchant rewards program, Plenti, failed last year, but it wasn’t a total loss. FIS took several lessons from Plenti that it’s applying to its own evolving payment card rewards program.

Those of us who have found ourselves in roles as stewards of the public trust in this sector are finding agreement in a variety of protocols that bridge even the stodgiest savings account with the coolest app-based e-wallet, writes Bryan Woods, president of Spend Inc.

The Florida company's earnings increased after it completed a big acquisition and produced strong year-over-year loan production.

The McLean, Va., company also reported a decline in charge-offs on credit card loans.