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Academics are challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's study of auto title loans, calling the findings inconsistent with state data.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

Merchants are increasingly frustrated over how the EMV deployment has interfered with their legally guaranteed options for PIN debit transaction routing and authorization — and since the government gave merchants this right, the Merchant Advisory Group is appealing to the government to take a look at how things have played out.

The fight between Visa and Walmart over authenticating chip cards could have a negative outcome for everyone involved, regardless of which side wins.

To attract this technology-savvy generation, CUs must understand their motivations and their needs—and have the online, mobile and social media tools that they’ve come to depend on.

With what may be as little six months to get anything done on a politically split two-person board, Metsger has moved quickly to solidify his position.

Credit union strategists and economists share perspectives on where the economy is heading and, more importantly, what credit unions should be doing right now to be ready for almost anything.

Metsger moved to hold public board briefings—believed to be a first for the agency that has often been criticized for lack of transparency—and is speeding up the review of call reports and the exam cycle.

The $3.8 billion-asset company said in a press release Thursday that Lynne Fox will succeed Noel Beasley, who decided to step down after retiring from the Workers United union.

The CFPB alleges that David Eghbali, a loan officer for a Wells Fargo branch in Beverly Hills, Calif., developed a scheme to manipulate escrow fees in order to close more mortgages and boost his bonus. Eghbali says he was forced to sign a settlement because he couldn't afford to fight the CFPB in court.