Car loan debt continues to rise as more and more Americans are trading in old cars for new ones, according to a report released Monday from TransUnion.

Solera National Bancorp (SLRK) in Lakewood, Colo., said it is willing to negotiate with an activist investor on filling some board seats.

Mortgage servicers and troubled homeowners may be losing faith that Congress will pass legislation saving borrowers from paying a tax penalty when they do a short sale.

Compared with its annual meeting last year, and to some of its peers' meetings this year, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) sailed through a relatively sedate meeting of shareholders Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated a cease-and-desist order against Central Federal (CFBK) in Worthington, Ohio.

The Puerto Rican company is looking to shore up its capital levels after the FDIC invalidated about 40% of its Tier 1 capital. Management will have plenty of challenges as it looks to fill the capital hole.

Meridian Bancorp (EBSB), the newly formed bank holding company for East Boston Savings Bank, could raise at least $233 million and as much as $364 million in its upcoming public offering.

Banks' have a new worry on the payday lending front besides the government's Operation Choke Point: lawsuits filed by consumers. Eleven financial institutions been hit with private suits that accuse them of helping online payday lenders break the law.

New York regulator Benjamin Lawksy plans to expand an investigation into the affiliated businesses of nonbank servicers and to eliminate several layers of review for mortgage bankers to apply for a license or a new branch location.

The National Consumer Law Center on Monday sued the U.S. Department of Education as a result of the agency refusing to hand over documents detailing how the federal government awards bonuses to collection agencies it hires to pursue defaulted student loans.

There are a lot of great programs aimed at helping low-income people improve their financial circumstances. One problem: figuring out how to connect with them in the first place.

Shore Bank, a subsidiary of Hampton Roads Bankshares (HMPR) in Virginia Beach, Va., is opening its third branch on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Jumio is working with the European Bitcoin exchange Safello to provide faster verification of customers.

Freddie Mac has long struggled to compete with larger rival Fannie Mae because the former's mortgage-backed securities trade at a discount to the latter's. Their new regulator may change that.

New York consumers who paid exorbitant interest rates to the online lender Western Sky and the online loan servicer CashCall can begin filing claims to collect refunds.

Second Curve Capital in New York cashed out of two bank holdings in the first quarter.

Citi's move may bring much-needed liquidity to a segment of the mortgage market that most of the big banks, with the exception of Wells Fargo, abandoned in the aftermath of the crisis.

Account Control Technology Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday the acquisition of Convergent Resources Holdings LLC. in a deal that will create a business processing outsourcing firm with more than 3,900 employees and 20 offices.

The law will reduce from 12 years to three the time debt collectors have to pursue homeowners in court for fore­closure debt.

Seven years after the onset of the housing crisis, many homeowners continue to face unfair and unnecessary foreclosures. Regulators can help remedy the situation by prioritizing greater transparency in mortgage relief and securing funding for housing counselors and legal advocates.