Retail & Commercial

Shan Hanes, the former leader of Heartland Tri-State Bank, previously pleaded guilty to embezzling tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme that caused the Kansas bank's failure.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has moved to ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports, but its analysis relies on a sliver of consumer data from more than a decade ago.

The military-focused company, which operates an insurer and a $111.7 billion-asset bank, has tangled with regulators during Wayne Peacock's tenure. He will retire in the first half of 2025.

Royal Bank of Canada's onetime chief financial officer was allegedly in a relationship with an executive in the bank's corporate treasury group for more than a decade. A court filing offers a remarkably detailed look at how the bank alleges it played out.

U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union said it plans to acquire Southwest Capital Bank in a transaction slated to close next year. It would help the buyer expand its cannabis banking operation.

The planned Bay State deal comes two months after the Minneapolis-based Thrivent said it plans to merge a credit union it controls into a new industrial bank.

The once-worsening trend of consumers struggling to pay their credit card bills keeps stabilizing, new data from card issuers showed this week. The improved picture comes amid other signs that consumers aren't slowing their spending.

An amicus brief filed in a lawsuit challenging newly finalized implementing regulations for the Community Reinvestment Act argues that the court was chosen because plaintiffs believe the court is more likely to rule in their favor.

Acima offers lease-to-own plans on consumer items, but the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York officials are calling those plans credit. The battles, playing out in separate courts, could trigger more expansive protections for customers.

Currently sitting at 2,500, the in-store branch count appears fated to continue dropping, as customers opt for digital channels and banks shy away from models that emphasize overdraft.