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A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study found that borrowers pay steep bank penalty fees and may have their checking accounts closed when they take out online payday loans.

Despite the enormous hype and investment surrounding biometric technology, U.S. Bank's Elavon predicts that fingerprint, "selfie" and voice-based authentication will not render passwords obsolete anytime soon.

On any given day, there are countless articles circulating about the issues associated with EMV and how it will soon be replaced by the next big thing. However, EMV is here to stay, and, despite some who claim otherwise, that’s a good thing.

Ally Financial has blasted a proxy advisory firm for its recommendation that shareholders vote against the re-election of four of the Detroit company's directors.

MB Financial in Chicago said its first-quarter profit rose 15.6% from a year earlier as fee income rose and expenses fell.

Profit declined at Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., in the first quarter, as broad-based loan growth was offset by a drop in noninterest income.

Hancock Holding in Gulfport, Miss., reported a steep drop in quarterly earnings that reflected ongoing energy woes.

Discover Financial Services reported higher loan growth in its flagship credit-card business during the first quarter, reversing a trend that the company's leaders had vowed to address.

After another disappointing quarter, Comerica is promising big changes in its ongoing quest to improve returns to shareholders. It appears to be considering all options, including selling off business lines and perhaps even merging with another institution.

Sometimes boards have to police their own, as an insider-trading case involving a Pinnacle Financial director shows. The risks are especially high when banks enter confidential merger talks.