Finance

The San Francisco-based Ripple, which launched in 2012, will use the funding to add personnel to its global organization and enrich its services that power payments using blockchain technology with its XRP platform.

The state has proposed a law to cap the interest rate on certain consumer loans, but nonbanks aim to skirt it by seeking a rent-a-charter.

Lower interest rates are allowing banks to use the cheaper capital to repay higher-cost debt and prepare for future expansion.

Many large lenders pointed regulatory restrictions on their balance sheets and reduced risk appetite to explain why they stood on the sidelines during the September spike in overnight funding rates, according to a Federal Reserve survey of senior credit officers.

Big picture the industry is doing well, but at the median, lending and membership are flagging even as deposits and assets rise.

It's long past time for the National Credit Union Administration to implement a risk-based capital standard, and the recently approved delay could hurt more than it helps.

New York is the latest state to change its statutes regarding public deposits and credit unions as more institutions seek out strategies to boost liquidity.

The Department of Business Oversight said TitleMax charged consumers fees to push loan amounts above the threshold at which the state's rate cap applies.

Savings institutions are aggressively cutting staff and shortening hours to be more competitive. As a result they have become more efficient than commercial banks.

It's long past time for the National Credit Union Administration to implement a risk-based capital standard, and the recently approved delay could hurt more than it helps.

John Williams said Friday that the Federal Reserve's three interest rate cuts this year have bolstered the housing market and consumer spending.

Organizers have applied to form Craft Bank. If successful, the bank would become the third to open in the Atlanta area in recent years.

The National Credit Union Administration board signed off on a controversial budget, and it delayed its risk-based capital rule to buy itself time amid complaints by bankers.

Corporate debt swelled to $15.987 trillion in the third quarter after borrowing increased by nearly 6%, according to the Federal Reserve.

The rapid pace of technological change will force financial services companies to invest in more efficient digital offerings for clients, eliminate jobs and retrain staff to focus on higher-value work, according to an Accenture report.

The bank joins rivals in predicting a better than expected Q4; JPM exec says AI could help create products for savings.

The supervisory letter had required the company to get Fed approval before issuing debt, paying dividends or making quarterly payments on its trust-preferred securities.

JPM’s CFO says trading, investment banking revenue better than expected; the bank will pay $192 million to settle charges it helped customers hide assets.

Raging Capital Management also urged the company's board to repurchase stock and think about selling a minority stake in the payments processor Evertec.

Raging Capital Management also urged the company's board to repurchase stock and think about selling a minority stake in the payments processor Evertec.