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A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court accuses Atlanta-based Equifax of failing to keep its promises to protect the personal information of Kroger employees.

A Georgia auto title lender has contributed nearly $240,000 in additional funds to two South Dakota political organizations waging campaigns over a pair of short-term lending ballot measures, according to campaign finance records released Friday.

How can banks benefit from a spurt of mobile payments innovation that is enabling faster checkouts with the advantage of greater security for customers?

A recent spate of breaches on Asian banks that allowed hackers access to the Swift network have resulted in finger pointing, and some calls for creating a new, more secure network. But the issues faced by Swift would likely be the same with any replacement network.

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing a Florida-based company and its owners of charging students illegal fees for debt relief services.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reached an $85,000 settlement Wednesday with a former Wells Fargo mortgage loan officer.

Academics are challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's study of auto title loans, calling the findings inconsistent with state data.

The fight between Visa and Walmart over authenticating chip cards could have a negative outcome for everyone involved, regardless of which side wins.

Radius Bank in Boston has recruited a team to lead a national push into Small Business Administration lending. Among the new hires is Diane Gallion, a former executive at The Bancorp in Delaware, who will be national director of government-guaranteed lending at Radius.

Consumers, banks and merchants all want faster payments, but new technology only seems to be making the process slower.