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The Greek debt crisis and China's stock-market crash may put downward pressure on interest rates and delay the Fed's interest rate hike, and they are adding uncertainty at a time when lenders thought recovery would be taking hold.

The Fed determined that the purchase of Susquehanna Bancshares, which would push BB&T's assets above $200 billion, will not pose a threat to the U.S. financial system. The approval could give more regional banks confidence to pursue bigger acquisitions.

Student loan servicers continue to use "shoddy" practices in handling loans for military service members, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday.

The National Credit Union Administration has signed a five-year contract with the National Treasury Employees Union—which represents nearly 80% of the agency's work force.

Digital-only Atom Bank in the U.K. recently won a banking license — a feat U.S. fintech entrepreneurs have either failed to accomplish or not bothered trying, instead partnering with established institutions.

Riverwood-Maritime CU here has been absorbed by Fox Communities Credit Union.

Americas United Bank in Glendale, Calif., has agreed to buy two branches from Banc of California in Irvine.

An "administrative error" by M&T Bank is blamed for a delinquent debt service payment from Beacon, N.Y., but the mistake did not impact the city's credit rating.

NCUA announced that it has issued a federal charter to ELCA Federal Credit Union, making it the third such new charter for 2015.

The Federal Housing Administration wants to set a hard deadline for servicers to file claims on soured mortgages. Industry executives say it should be manageable — unless foreclosures surge again.