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The rules, which come almost four years after California lawmakers passed a landmark disclosure law, require lenders to inform borrowers about annual percentage rates. Some lenders have pushed back, arguing that APRs don’t make sense for certain types of financing.

The agency’s proposed data collection and reporting requirements would disproportionately burden community banks, which lead the nation in small-business lending.

Credit Suisse Group Chief Executive Thomas Gottstein batted away questions on whether the bank is a takeover target and said he’s still holding out hope for a profitable second quarter.

Edward Shin, the onetime CEO of Noah Bank in Pennsylvania, was found guilty of charges related to loans the bank made to businesses in which he held a stake.

The chief executive of Klarna Bank has polarized opinion on social media after posting a contact list of former employees recently dismissed by the Swedish company as part of a drive to curb costs.

PayPal Holdings began laying off staffers who worked in risk management and operations this week as the firm seeks to shore up profits after growth in spending on its platform stagnated in recent quarters.

Under the deal, participating members of the BancAlliance network will be able to buy interests in loans originated on the digital lender’s platform.

The nation's largest bank indicated Monday that it may again offer home equity lines of credit to a wide audience. Rising mortgage rates have made the product more attractive after a long drought when low rates suppressed demand.

Bank of America is moving three months early on its most recent plan to raise its hourly base pay. “Until the labor market eases, the weight of wage growth is going to be strong,” CEO Brian Moynihan said during a CNBC interview.

Inside JPMorgan Chase, senior executives are counting on an investor day to redeem themselves from a routine January conference call now widely viewed as disastrous.