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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc said it has processed the 600,000 credit- and direct-debit transactions that were delayed this week in the government-owned bank's latest payments failure.

After publishing 1,888 pages detailing new mortgage disclosures, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's failure to file a required two-page form with Congress on time forced a delay of the rules' effective date.

As NCUA re-examines its own field of membership rules in search of opportunities to make it easier for credit unions to grow, it's not just looking inward. The regulator is also looking toward the 45 states that have CU-enabling statutes of their own.

The Treasury Department gave financial institutions a rare pat on the back in a recent analysis of anti-money-laundering safeguards, saying the system has significantly improved.

Incorporating bill and rental payment data into consumer credit scores would be a boon for underserved Americans. New legislation in Congress could help credit reporting agencies realize this goal.

As NAFCU's members gather in Montreal for the group's annual meeting, SRP FCU CEO Ed Templeton reflects on the insight he has gained during his tenure as NAFCU chairman, and the value the trade association brings to its member credit unions.

If NCUA's risk-based capital proposal is a bitter pill to swallow, credit unions can at least be thankful for the spoonful of sugar the agency is currently working on: revamping the field of membership rules.

Since the start of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the debt collection industry has lived in a box of great unknowns.

Yadkin Financial in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to sell two branches in North Carolina to Select Bancorp in Dunn, N.C.

Ally Financial and Ally Bank is starting to pay back $80 million to minority borrowers that the federal government found were victims of discrimination as a result of the companies’ indirect auto lending business.