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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau added its voice Tuesday to a chorus of other regulators in calling for sustainable foreclosure relief when the Home Affordable Modification Program expires at yearend.

Some branch deals come with added value. A case in point is the $2 billion-asset Old Second Bancorp's agreement to buy a branch in Chicago from Talmer Bancorp in Troy, Mich. in a deal that includes deposits, assets and a vice chairman.

What was true in the late 1700s, the 1970s and the 1980s is still true today: bank customers want to interact with real-life people when managing finances.

JPMorgan Chase's contract to provide debit cards to inmates released from federal prison is backfiring after the bank agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by inmates who said they were charged exorbitant fees to access their money.

Indiana MBA taps CU mortgage officer for board seat and other credit union advocates in the news.

The state bar's board of governors passed a rule change allowing credit unions to hold IOLTAs. The amendment still needs to be ratified by the Florida Supreme Court.

In a perfect world, better financial literacy — along with equipping bankers with ethical standards — would make the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau obsolete.

SoCal merger broadens footprint, creates institution with more than $700 million in assets.

Wells Offers P2P Payments; Pitfalls of Glass-Steagall, Dodd-Frank

Whether it is EMV, NFC, HCE or TSP, there is certainly no shortage of acronyms within the payments ecosystem. And this is one trend that is here to stay.