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The Consumer Bankers Association praised banks' discipline on managing credit quality for student loans after a report showed a drop in delinquencies.

Before Target, there was TJX, the major 2007 breach that impacted about 45 million credit cards. The crime and its prevention were basic, and provide a lesson for today's retailers that are battling a new wave of data theft.

Apple is doing a lot more with its mobile wallet, with a focus on making Apple Pay a more palatable option for retailers. The company is also making moves to beef up the features visible to consumers and expand to new regions.

Jack Dorsey will be doing double duty soon. The 38-year-old Missouri-native will be serving as the interim CEO of Twitter, while also continuing to serve as the CEO of Square Inc.

An analysis by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that the number of Americans experiencing problems paying their medical bills fell between 2011 and mid-2014.

Big banks and institutional lenders approved small-business loans at record rates in May, according to data from Biz2Credit.

The Federal Trade Commission, in testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, highlighted its approach to protecting consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls and illegal robocalls.

The Spanish-language TV channel Univision has launched a new online small-business lending platform.

Merchants have an appetite for mobile technology, but they don't always know how to feed their hunger, according to PayPal's Brad Brodigan.

Nearly 80% of consumers making payments to doctors or hospitals would prefer to do so through a one-click method on their health-plan provider's website, according to data from health care payments provider InstaMed.