ACA International has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission in support of United Healthcare Services Inc.'s petition seeking to address mobile phone number reassignment issues under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

The DBA International Board of Directors and Certification Council have adopted version 2.0 of its Debt Buyer Certification Program.

The Senate passed revised legislation Thursday that would delay increases in flood insurance premiums, following the House's vote advancing the bill last week.

East River Bank has started using hipper images in its advertising to reflect — and connect with — its young, urban customer base.

There's a new Bitcoin wallet and vault provider in town, Xapo, launched by payments veteran Wences Casares with $20 million in funding from investors.

The New York State Department of Financial Services has launched a website that offers advice and fraud-prevention services to college students.

Community West Bancshares (CWBC) in Goleta, Calif., has been freed from a written agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Three companies control banking in Hawaii, but they acknowledge that their dominant position could be coming to an end as the local economy changes and mainland banks can use online services to more easily compete from a distance.

The Treasury Department has directed mortgage servicers to notify borrowers 120 days in advance of upcoming increases in monthly payments on loans previously reworked through the Home Affordable Modification Program.

Ally Financial announced a shuffling Wednesday at the top of its dealer financial services business.

Those who wanted to greatly expand the power of government over the financial sector, especially to expand the discretionary power of unelected agencies, took full advantage of the opportunity.

General Electric Co. plans to seek as much as $3.5 billion in the initial public offering of its North American consumer-lending business, now called Synchrony Financial.

A trio of mutual thrifts have filed paperwork to sell a total of $350 million in stock as part of planned conversions to stock companies.

The $3.7 billion-asset company filed a registration form with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on March 10 for an initial public offering.

The defendants behind the operation allegedly misrepresented their background and authority, disclosed debts to third parties and threatened consumers with arrest and other legal consequences.

Hundreds of community bankers gathered in Honolulu last week, trying to reconcile their sense that the economy is back on track with their concerns about costly regulations and unfair competition. The following is an overview of the conflicting messages they shared and heard.

OneUnited Bank in Boston is trying to help people get back on track economically with two new programs.

Illinois taxpayers had to fund more than $318 million in interest payments in fiscal year 2013 to vendors who weren't paid as a result of the state's ongoing cash flow woes.

A movement to jump-start affordable-housing development is gathering momentum in New York and elsewhere, and bankers are concerned that new mandates would cut into their profits on loans for such projects.

The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will conduct an in-depth review of debt collection practices of payday lenders when it takes on responsibilities for regulating consumer credit markets on April 1.