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New York Community Bancorp in Westbury, N.Y., reported higher third-quarter earnings after a debt repositioning last year helped its net interest income.

Receiving Wide Coverage ...OCC seeks data: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has sent formal letters to large and regional banks it regulates seeking information about their sales practices and incentive-compensation plans following the Wells Fargo scandal. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Santander USA were among the banks getting letters. Comptroller Thomas Curry told the Senate Banking Committee last month the regulator will "review the sales practices of all the large and midsize banks the OCC supervises and assess the sufficiency of controls with respect to these practices."

As EMV's sales draw starts to fade, ISOs are starting to move on to other products.

CEO Tim Sloan said senior executives made a series of mistakes in response to the phony account scandal, including placing too much of the blame on branch employees.

The additions are part of Samsung's strategy to turn Samsung Pay into a broader commerce platform.

The Federal Reserve is asking the payments industry for input on securing faster payments processing.

WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a reminder to banks that their obligations to report suspicious transactions also extend to certain cybersecurity attacks.

The $13 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings rose 9.5% from a year earlier to $31 million, or 46 cents a share.

Costs associated with a customer refund reserve in the United Kingdom contributed to a decline in Capital One Financial's third-quarter profit.

Credit losses rose substantially at Discover Financial Services during the third quarter, but the Riverwoods, Ill.-based card issuer still managed to report bigger profits.