A plan released Wednesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was more aggressive than anticipated, leading to share price declines at Synchrony Financial, Capital One and Bread Financial. "This skews toward the worst-case scenario," one analyst wrote.

In a reversal from five years ago, six of the eight biggest U.S. banks by branch count now offer the loans, which observers see as safer alternatives to payday loans.

Economic woes have driven more consumers to disavow legitimate card purchases via "friendly" fraud, but new card-network guidelines could help merchants fight back — and leave more issuers on the hook.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra plans to propose a rule to set late fees at reasonable levels and no longer peg late fees to inflation.

The scandal's roots stretch back more than a decade. In a corporate environment that doesn't welcome bad news, problems fester.

The Nebraska Bankers Association says legislation to prevent the state treasurer from depositing public funds in banks that would use them to fund environmental or social causes is "too vague."