New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office has reached a settlement with Union Workers Credit Services Inc. (UWCS) and its president, Joe Malazzo, banning the company from offering credit or financial services or products in New York.

Daniel Lee has been accepting Bitcoin at his family's seven retail stores in Fort Greene, Brooklyn since March 2013 by having customers send the digital currency to wallet addresses he manages.

An ad campaign begun by the Federal Housing Finance Agency may come too late to boost refinancings by underwater borrowers with loans owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Leading origination outsourcer cites "input" from activist investor Orange Capital.

Regional bank executives keep trying to deflect calls for more cost cutting as they seek new revenue sources, and one of them -- BB&T's Kelly King -- seems to be losing his patience with such demands.

Big banks reportedly approved more small-business loans in January than they have in the last three years.

Pan Pacific Bank (PPFC) said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit plunged 70% from a year earlier, to $99,000 due to a sharp drop in fee income.

As the role and responsibilities of compliance officers has grown, so has the need to ensure that those employees can effectively communicate with the rest of the bank.

Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J. skipped peppering Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on monetary policy on Tuesday, focusing instead on a critical role that has remained left unfilled on the board: a formal overseer of bank regulation.

Bank fees have the power to make or break customer loyalty, according to a new survey from GoBankingRates.

Banks and debt collectors are taking over courtrooms to press consumers for payments. Local officials see these 'rocket dockets' as a way to cope with a deluge of collections suits. But their judicial appearance may also mislead debtors into believing they face offers they can't refuse.

WASHINGTON -- Total Mortgage Services LLC said Tuesday that it has hired industry veteran Andy Pettola to head up its re-branded wholesale lending business.

Independent Bank Group (IBTX) in McKinney, Texas, reported loan growth and higher expenses in the fourth quarter.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Credit unions are saying that 13.9% of their cards were impacted by breaches in 2013, according to a recent survey.

Community Bank of the Chesapeake in Waldorf, Md., plans to continue its expansion into Virginia by opening two branches in Fredericksburg over the next 18 months.

As Manhattan developers plan millions of square feet of office towers featuring the most modern amenities, some of their biggest potential tenants — banks — have decided they're better off staying in their current homes.

Iberiabank Corp. (IBKC) in Lafayette, La., has agreed to buy First Private Holdings in Dallas.

First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) in Billings, Mont., has agreed to buy Mountain West Financial (MTWF) in Helena, Mont.

The two top execs at consumer-finance startup Simple took to a public forum -- a social media chat among tech investors including the famed Marc Andreessen -- to discuss the pros and cons of buying a bank.

The $176 billion-asset company will close the center in the summer of 2015, the Roanoke Times reported, citing a BB&T spokesman.