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Looming defaults and the potential for heavier regulatory scrutiny have prompted banks to pull back from the sector. Is that a good thing?

The company’s retail banking and auto-lending businesses in the U.S. generated a larger share of overall profits in the first quarter, and Executive Chairman Ana Botín and other executives unveiled expansion plans for both units.

CEO Mark Zuckerburg acknowledged the need to simplify the company's payment experience, particularly for virtual reality.

The company, which recently acquired Radius Bancorp, still expects to lose at least $142 million this year and CEO Scott Sanborn did not provide a timeline for profitability. “We’re building this business for the long term,” he said.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is dismissing claims that loose monetary policy has led to rising home values and shrinking inventory and insists that the market is buoyed by creditworthy borrowers and investors.

Democratic senators seek to block the "true lender" regulation, which they say lets national banks sell loans to lenders who then avoid state usury caps. Republicans say overturning the rule would restrict access to credit.

The fintech credit card provider is pitching to banks the same software it uses to determine borrowers' creditworthiness. But whether banks are ready for technology that emphasizes cash-flow analysis over traditional credit scoring is open to debate.

The bank's blockchain venture with Temasek and DBS, called Partior, creates a wholesale blockchain network.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has moved ahead with an earlier proposal to postpone the full adoption of the qualified-mortgage ability-to-repay rule, citing a need to maximize borrowers' credit access.

The Arkansas bank is turning to asset-based lending and loans to venture capital and other investment groups to help fill a void created by a shortage of new, big-ticket commercial real estate deals.