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Provident's investment adviser unit will have nearly $3 billion in assets under management after it buys Tirschwell & Loewy.

The shutdown is keeping the agency from approving about 300 loans per day, according to CBA President Richard Hunt.

Smaller institutions are booking loans at a faster clip than bigger lenders, raising concerns that they are relaxing standards in order to win business.

The consent order against California Check Cashing Stores is part of a broader crackdown by the Department of Business Oversight on small-dollar lenders trying to skirt interest rate limits.

Regulators are handing out fines for GDPR violations, that while relatively small can have a large impact on the push for sharable identity by drawing attention to how large companies use data.

For thousands of government employees, credit card bills are coming due for travel and other expenses they incurred before the shutdown.

Payment service provider heidelpay Group has purchased the installment lender Universum Group to bring a new payment capability to the heidelpay Group in the form of an installment lending product called FlexiPay.

The Virginia company cautioned that it expects lending to slow down this year.

More credit unions are offering members who are federal employees going without pay relief while industry trade groups urge Washington to end the closure.