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Readers criticized a credit union securitization proposal, weighed in on scaling back the CFPB’s complaint database, debated the need for banks to examine gender-based salary comparisons, and more.

Investors drive up bank stocks on the promise of fatter dividends; Capital One bucks the trend on concerns over credit cards and auto loans.

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Lansing, Mich. is working with area financial institutions -- including a local credit union -- to open accounts for people coming out of prison.

Whether in Washington, California, Nevada or elsewhere across the globe, credit union supporters took part in two of the movement's biggest annual events, raising money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Retailers should focus on creating a premium experience for a broad range of customers, writes Tom Caporaso, CEO of Clarus Commerce.

Mobile commerce must support larger and more complex shopping categories to take the next step, and some companies are looking to enable this through alternative financing.

The move comes at a time when both Prosper and the broader industry it helped to pioneer are struggling.

The iPhone is 10 years old. Here’s a look at some of the ways the Apple product and the boom in smartphones overall have shaped banking in the U.S. over the past decade.

Higher dividends and more aggressive repurchase programs are bound to attract more investors, which could boost stock prices and prompt more dealmaking, analysts said.