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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has met the requirements for convening small-business review panels, though most panelists said they disagreed with the agency's final rules, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday.

A rash of scams targeting foreign students is turning the business of handling tuition payments from a relatively low-risk proposition to one fraught with challenges.

From the buzz in the technology press over the last two weeks, one might think that end times are nigh in the world of authentication.

Walmart Pay has been available nationwide at Walmart stores for several weeks, but consumers haven’t taken much notice — a foreboding sign for those hoping for a breakthrough with merchant-branded mobile payment apps.

Lending VPs cite strong underwriting, high demand and low delinquencies as reasons for more CUs to consider student loan options for members.

Roger Ferguson is hedging his bet that regulators will go along with his plan to turn TIAA into a financial supermarket.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has met the requirements for convening small-business review panels, though most panelists said they disagreed with the agency's final rules, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday.

PSCU, the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based credit union service organization (CUSO), said 11 of its owner credit unions have signed long-term contract renewals for the CUSO’s credit and debit processing services.

Less than 12% of all credit unions currently offer student loan products, but analysts and institutions offering that service say now is the time to enter the market.

Lending margins are once again contracting thanks to a confluence of factors, and bankers are doing everything from shifting cash into higher-risk securities to reconfiguring branches to pad profits.