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First Financial Northwest in Renton, Wash., has filed for permission to adopt a commercial bank charter.

The Federal Reserve issued a proposed rule Tuesday that would require large banks to publish quarterly reports describing how they are meeting their liquidity requirements, including what kinds of highly liquid assets they are holding.

Quicken Loans, the company that showed a mortgage business can operate successfully without face-to-face interaction with borrowers, is now giving customers the option to work without human loan officers.

Huron Valley State Bank in Milford, Mich., plans to raise as much as $5 million to grow its two-branch business.

Two online lenders associated with Indian tribes have won the dismissal of a lawsuit that alleged the companies were operating in violation of Maryland law.

On the first day Citizens Financial started financing iPhones it made more new loans than any bank ever did on one day, the head of the company’s consumer lending said.

Two Ohio auto dealers agreed Tuesday to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked consumers with advertisements touting low monthly care lease payments while not disclosing important terms of the offers - including credit score requirements.

A TransUnion analysis has found that credit card loyalty remains intact despite enticing offers and higher spend during the holiday shopping season.

S.T.A.R. Community Credit Union of Chico, Calif., will merge into Members 1st Credit Union, here, after members of S.T.A.R. Community gave their approval at a special meeting last week.