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Square will be the exclusive point of sale provider for Coachella, a large music festival, covering everything from tickets to concessions.

Hampton Roads Bankshares in Virginia Beach juggled a search for a new chief executive while also arranging for its eventual merger with Xenith Bankshares in Richmond, Va.

Banks should prepare for renewed scrutiny of their anti-money-laundering efforts in the wake of the headline-grabbing leak of the Panama Papers.

MetLife Ruling Explained

The idea of allowing a merged credit union to maintain its identity as a "division" of a network CU is interesting, but small CUs should look to CUSOs and their trade groups for resources that would allow them to remain independent, according to former NCUA Board Chairman Michael Fryzel.

Those suffering from a specific disease or just willing to participate in a clinical trial generally do so to advance research, but they also expect to get paid. Yet, delivering funds to trial patients is a chronic pain point with few remedies.

In a panel featuring the four living chairs of the Federal Reserve Board, Janet Yellen said that she does not share Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari's view that the biggest banks need to be broken up – but respects his opinion and the role of regional banks in the Fed system.

A taxpayer's annual refund is a big prize that fraudsters are eager to steal. Many new risks are being introduced by new technology, but there are cross-industry efforts to combat these new schemes and make sure each refund gets to the proper household.

U.S. household borrowing climbed in February compared with January, supported by financing for automobiles and college education.

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