After three decades of relying on large retailers like Macy's to promote its private-label credit services, the bank is taking its point-of-sale financing to smaller merchants via platforms like Shopify.

More banks are selling their underwater bond portfolios at a loss, crystallizing what were previously losses on paper only. Though the maneuver brings some short-term pain, the banks expect to make the money back over time.

Longtime customers of Capital One's online banking arm thought they were getting the best possible rate, according to a lawsuit. Little did they realize, they say, that they needed to open a new account in order to benefit from interest rate increases.

An Office of Management and Budget memo took issue with cuts to the Treasury Department and an attempt to take the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the congressional appropriations process.

The Federal Trade Commission penalized the finance app Brigit after alleging it misled customers about being able to access "up to" $250 in cash advances in exchange for a monthly fee and made it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report last week examining state CRA laws that have a more expansive scope and are more tightly integrated in the state licensing process.