The startup Digits has developed a search engine that combs the books of small companies to size up their finances. But to give clients a real-time snapshot, it seeks bank partners that will provide checking and credit card account information.

John Faust plans to step down next year, concluding a nearly 30-year tenure as president and CEO of Diamond Credit Union.

It started with an email suggesting there would be consequences for lenders that failed to use the Small Business Administration’s website to handle forgiveness applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans. Then lawmakers got involved.

The fintech's partnership with the world's largest card network allows it to expand in a market where red tape has stymied many U.S. payment companies.

The North Carolina bank says the new system, which took one year to implement, will make it easier to compete with challenger banks and customize digital banking services for doctors' offices, dental practices and other small businesses.

Some progressive lawmakers argue the Federal Reserve’s deregulatory moves under Jerome Powell should disqualify him for a second term as chair. But the Biden administration could let him keep his job because of monetary policies that helped low-income workers.