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Ideas on the table for ending the too-big-to-fail problem won't work, so the only solution is a "leverage" ratio and continuous exams to ensure big banks never get in trouble in the first place.

Debt-buying giant Encore Capital Group Inc. reported first quarter earnings of $25.7 million.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said marketplace lenders might find that sources of funding evaporate during a downturn.

Navient has been recognized as a 2020 Women on Boards Winning "W" Company for the second consecutive year. The national award is presented to companies with at least 20% women on their board of directors.

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), along with community development practitioners and the general public, are invited to comment on a proposed FY 2016 CDFI Prize Competition, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) said in a news release Wednesday.

Google said Wednesday it will ban ads for payday loans to protect its customers from what it considers deceptive and harmful financial products. The ban goes into effect on July 13.

In the latest salvo in a long-running feud over the costs of processing payments, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sued Visa Inc.’s U.S. unit on Tuesday, saying the company wants the retailer to use a less-secure method for verifying debit cards in order to route transactions through its own networks to boost profits.

Defunct online lender Integrity Advance has filed a lawsuit accusing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of launching an enforcement action against the company without the legal authority to do so.

While bitcoin is viewed as "secret currency," the technology behind the cryptocurrency is immensely useful to financial services companies in preventing hacking.

Regulating P2P Lenders; Global Bank De-Risking