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So far, Washington has generally smiled on tech-driven lenders such as Lending Club and OnDeck. But many in the fast-growing industry are now bracing for closer scrutiny.

A proposal issued Friday by the Department of Education would tighten rules on the types of deal that colleges can enter into with banks to disburse federally guaranteed loans to students.

A $10.2 million settlement of a class action involving JPMorgan Chase has stoked the interest of banking industry and consumer groups in new rules for placing robo-calls.

The FTC has settled a case against an operation that allegedly used deception and threats to convince people to pay debts they did not owe.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — For the second time this week NCUA has won an award — this time from the Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals.

The Department of Education issued a proposal Friday that would tighten restrictions on the types of arrangements that colleges can enter into with financial institutions to disburse federally guaranteed loans to students.

Mobile wallet makers are not content to stay in their own backyards. Many prominent names in mobile payments are increasingly active on foreign soil.

WASHINGTON — Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke is pushing back against a bipartisan proposal to rein in the agency's emergency lending powers.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy First Scottsdale Bank in Arizona.

The Department of Education issued a proposal Friday that would tighten restrictions on the types of arrangements that colleges can enter into with banks to disburse federally guaranteed loans to students.