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Prosper Marketplace is rebranding a personal-finance app that it acquired last year, a key part of the firm’s efforts to engage more frequently with its borrowers.

The fight between Apple and the FBI over the security protections on the San Bernardino, Calif., iPhone is about more than a single iPhone or Apple’s product line. This is a reality check for the entire tech industry, which has largely remained unchecked.

Banks reassess the borrowing capacity of oil exploration and production companies twice a year. The spring round of energy loan redeterminations is scheduled to begin in April. Will banks successfully use this process to de-risk?

Sen. Sherrod Brown is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to limit the number of calls collectors of government-backed debt can make to delinquent borrowers. His appeal comes at a time when banking groups are challenging earlier robo-calling regulations that they say inhibit their ability to collect debt.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received support from 83% of attendees polled at the Independent Community Bankers of America's annual convention. The results were more pronounced compared with a similar poll by the Consumer Bankers Association, where Hillary Clinton edged out Trump.

CU*Answers said its “It’s Me 247” online banking platform had a record 6.6 million logins during February.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is clamping down on student loan lenders and servicers that automatically default on loans when a co-signer declared bankruptcy or dies. Because private student loans are often sold and securitized, some companies' promises to eliminate so-called "auto defaults" are not being upheld.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has appointed Tennessee's state banking commissioner to its state liaison committee.

Square Inc. reported fourth-quarter revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, suggesting the digital-payments business will continue to grow in the face of increasing competition from PayPal Holdings Inc. and Apple Inc.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray said the agency has limited resources to go after bad actors for deception or fraud and consent orders are the most effective way to shape industry practices.