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Lending to companies with heavy debt loads is a growing business — one that many fear could lead to the next financial crisis.

The technology has become controversial for its potential for bias. Notre Dame professor Kevin Bowyer explains what his studies of this issue have found.

Banks claim that regulators have been avoiding using a transparent public process to implement new regulations, opting instead to use informal guidance that has the impact of policy.

Stress tests have come a long way since first unveiled to shore up confidence in banks. But some critics fear that proposals to make the system more efficient would compromise its safety.

The U.S. still relies on antiquated payment processing technologies while other countries can process in real time. What's the holdup?

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways.

The biggest deal in more than a decade has sparked debate about the pressure for more bank consolidation and whether consumers will be hurt.

Presidential candidates aren't talking much about banking now, but that's likely to change as the Democratic primary heats up.

At first the Financial Stability Oversight Council wanted to target individual nonbanks that pose a risk to the economy. Now it wants to target activities rather than firms. Is that a good idea or a political ploy?

Changing demographics and cultural trends are making bank CEOs think beyond profitability and toward addressing what they stand for.