The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to issue a proposal Thursday that would limit the use of arbitration clauses on millions of financial contracts from cellphones to credit cards to checking accounts. Here are key areas to look at when the plan is released.

Deloitte is partnering with five blockchain companies as it seeks practical uses for the emerging technology in its consulting business.

The First of Long Island Corp. in Glen Head, N.Y., plans a secondary offering of about $35 million of common stock.

The Federal Trade Commission filed charges Tuesday against the operators of a large-scale scheme involving dozens of companies that allegedly bilked consumers using fake newspaper subscription notices.

Freddie Mac won't make a dividend payment to the Treasury Department after declining interest rates and widening spreads on investments triggered a $354 million first-quarter loss for the mortgage finance giant.

Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Collinsville in Illinois is planning to raise at least $7.5 million as part of its conversion from a mutual to a stock-owned company.

LifeLock Inc., an identity theft protection company that settled federal court order contempt charges for $100 million in December, has ramped up internet advertising, TV ad campaigns and direct mail programs to try rebuilding its service and attract new consumers.

As banks nationwide trim their branch personnel, they must also make sure the remaining staff in their brick-and-mortar stores know what they are doing.

Lola Hart, who oversaw the liquidation of the controversial CertusBank in South Carolina, has been hired as the chief accounting officer of Entegra Financial in Franklin, N.C.

OnDeck Capital reported a quarterly loss of $12.6 million as revenues fell short of expectations. At the same time, the New York firm sharply reduced its earnings projection for the rest of the year.

Corsair Capital has sold its entire stake in United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga.

During a discussion Monday about the impact of technology on the financial sector, tech executives argued that banks are inefficient because they are paying six-figure salaries to employees whose jobs can be computerized.

A handful of banking companies wrapped up M&A deals over the weekend.

PRA Group, a Norfolk, Va.-based debt buyer, announced the creation of a new leadership position - vice president, Office of the Consumer.

A federal court found BlueHippo Funding LLC, BlueHippo Capital LLC and Joseph Rensin in contempt for operating an allegedly deceptive computer financing scheme in violation of a court order the defendants agreed to in 2008.

A new blockchain protocol that has been in development for the past 18 months is ready for its public release.

Amalgamated Bank in New York has started offering down payment insurance to homebuyers in a move it hopes will set it apart with highly mobile millennial borrowers.

Christopher Cline, a former Wells Fargo executive, has joined the management of a community bank in Vancouver, Wash., to help it build up its wealth management business.

Pressure is building on financial services providers to develop more merchant-centric loyalty programs to fight declining interchange revenue, and U.S. Bank is testing one approach in Lawrence, Kan.

The $3.6 billion-asset Mechanics said in a press release last week that it will pay $37.19 a share for the $1.8 billion-asset California Republic.