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Wells Fargo’s troubles show that the bank needs to rebuild trust with consumers and the diverse neighborhoods where it operates in order to succeed.

The California company has agreed to buy Grandpoint Capital, a business bank in Los Angeles, for $641 million.

Bank makes errors in refund program; credit bureau now says tax IDs, email addresses and driver’s license were compromised in last year’s hack.

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There could be a pause in new issuance as CLO managers wait to see if the government will appeal; longer term, the pace will pick up as the playing field is leveled for smaller managers.

Electric cars have long faced an uphill battle, though TrueCommerce and AeroVironment are trying to remove one barrier by making it easier to shop and pay for fast in-home chargers.

Wirecard has gained a foothold in using virtual prepaid cards to streamline corporate payments across business units, platforms and borders for companies with sprawling operations. Now the German company wants to do the same for more U.S. companies going global.

It’ll be up to card not present payment processors to ease the path toward acceptance of cryptocurrencies for subscriptions, and it could be another five years or more before any of that comes to fruition, writes Georg Richter, founder and CEO of OceanX.

U.S. consumers are borrowing more than ever to buy homes and cars, pay for college and even finance every day purchases. Is it a display of confidence in the U.S. economy or are many households living far beyond their means?

Fintech firms and industry watchers hope the pilot program will help fix a balkanized chartering system, but getting enough states on board to expand the plan's reach could be a challenge.