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A trip to London reveals how far ahead British and other European regulators are in streamlining the licensing process for payments providers and other fintech firms.

Freddie Mac is one-upping Fannie Mae by offering to retain some home loans that have defects but without requiring that mortgage lenders pay a fee.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce is warning consumers about a debt collection scam where criminals are falsely using the name of a St. Paul, Minn.-based law firm to target victims.

Collection law firm Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson has prepared a report on its collection of tax delinquencies for a county in Texas.

A late surge in shopping and pent-up demand for women's clothing gave a boost to holiday sales, according to early spending figures.

Ken Karels has guided the South Dakota company through an initial public offering and its first acquisition in three years. He is worth watching next year as ag lending comes under pressure and as Great Western continues hunting for acquisitions.

How can your company avoid missteps? By engaging with your shareholders in a constructive way. Dialogue between companies and shareholders — if approached in the right spirit — can yield valuable strategic insights and positively impact financial performance.

American Banker editors recap 10 of the blog's posts they found most thought-provoking and memorable in 2015.

As the Federal Reserve continues its push to establish faster payments in the U.S., other organizations are developing the pieces it needs to assemble a working system.

Despite increased investment and development in the consumer payments space around mag stripe, EMV and contactless payments solutions, there is still a huge concern when it comes to data theft.