Retail & Commercial

The Michigan company said the loan — made to a borrower that plans to shut down its reverse mortgage business — has collateral.

Purchase of United Capital Financial would extend the bank’s reach; the bank is raking in online deposits even as it pares back its branch network.

New legislation in Iowa that allows banks and credit unions to utilize electronic notaries could help local lenders compete with online competitors.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received over a quarter-million complaints in 2018, according to analysis by an advocacy group that urged the agency to maintain public access to its database.

The deals lets a North Carolina group skip the de novo process. West Town, which sold the bank, will use the funds to support a fast-growing business line.

Housing advocates and Democratic lawmakers want to create more protections for tenants of rent-controlled apartments, but they are facing stiff opposition from property owners and the banks that lend to them.

Readers weigh in on Wells Fargo's latest efforts to mollify regulators, debate the value of a "mini CFPB" in California, consider proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act and more.

Heightened regulatory scrutiny and a slowdown in commerce have raised concerns about the viability of doing business along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Southeastern regional bank said Thursday that it had hired Lee Byrd to a new role dedicated to protecting customers and the company itself from fraud.

Plinqit, led by a former banker, was developed specifically for community banks as a way to appeal to young customers.