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U.S. v. Adrian Rubin, filed recently in federal court in Pennsylvania, ought to be required reading for anyone studying the history of online payday lending.

Ascend FCU sponsors new amphitheater and other CU contributions to their communities.

Officials at NAFCU say they have been considering allowing federally insured, state-chartered, credit unions into the trade group for nearly a decade. NAFCU announced Tuesday that it had changed its bylaws to expand membership to nearly all CUs in the nation.

CashPoint will forgive more than $2.36 million in consumer loan debt after reaching a settlement Tuesday with the West Virginia Attorney General’s office over alleged illegal collection practices.

Among the most important payment changes on the horizon in the U.S., is the migration to EMV technology and the looming October 1, 2015 deadline.

As mobile payments fuel financial services in countries where traditional banking infrastructure is underwhelming, many in the payments world applaud.

Bank of the Orient in San Francisco has received a federal cease-and-desist order because of shortcomings in its compliance with anti-money-laundering rules.

Johnson Financial Group in Racine, Wis., has promoted an executive in its insurance division to chief financial officer.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce doesn’t plan to be wed to any one mobile payments system, Chief Executive Officer Victor Dodig said.

The case against Adrian Rubin offers a tour through lenders' efforts, dating back to the late 1990s, to avoid state-by-state interest-rate caps.