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Bank of the West has launched a new program in which it loans star employees to local nonprofits. Apart from deepening its community ties, the program is giving the bank fresh insight into what makes nonprofits tick while providing valued staffers with new growth opportunities.

Yadkin Financial, a North Carolina community bank, is exploring a sale and working with Sandler O'Neill & Partners to solicit offers, according to people familiar with the matter.

TransferWise, the U.K. company that's trying to upend the world of international money transfers, raised an additional $26 million to fund expansion in Latin America and Asia.

Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay a $70 million penalty in ending the bank's five-year fight to settle legal claims over foreclosure missteps after the 2008 credit crisis.

Two operations that allegedly ran student loan debt relief schemes are being targeted by the FTC and regulators in Florida while defendants in a similar action brought earlier this year agreed to a ban.

As more mobile apps and businesses push plastic payments to the background, they also give prepaid card accounts a chance to reclaim the spotlight.

When it comes to earning consumer loyalty with user-friendly mobile banking tools, everyday interactions can matter more than momentous ones.

The compliance technology company Trace International has launched what it bills as the first global, commercial beneficial ownership registry.

All five directors at Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart were re-elected despite a protest vote from the company's biggest investor.

Bridgepoint Education, the parent company of Ashford University, announced in a corporate filing that it has received a second subpoena related to investigations by the California attorney general's office and the CFPB.