Retail & Commercial

The San Diego parent of Ascent Student Lending said Tuesday that it will buy Skills Fund, an Austin, Texas, startup that specializes in lending to students at computer-coding boot camps.

Lawmakers waded into a growing debate about the threat posed by corporate credit risk.

Five executives were appointed to new roles within the revamped business unit that houses business banking, government and institutional banking and middle-market banking. All will report to commercial banking head Kyle Hranicky.

Northpointe Bancshares sold stock to an affiliate of Castle Creek Capital.

The watchdog said the CFPB had trouble determining if some medical debt collectors were subject to its oversight, yet the exams were canceled before their start dates.

For four years running, consumer complaints about the three national credit reporting agencies — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — have dominated the CFPB’s database. What do they keep doing wrong?

The Canadian parent of BMO Harris Bank in Chicago has named Johannson group head of North American personal banking, an extension of similar executive duties she holds in the U.S.

The Houston-based ATM management firm has purchased Outsource ATM, which primarily served banks and credit unions in Texas and Louisiana.

Michael Ward, a former CEO at Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, has been a Prime Alliance director for 14 years.

Santander Bank and Santander Consumer USA have put many problems behind them in recent years under CEO Scott Powell, but he still has a Federal Reserve enforcement action to resolve and is negotiating with Fiat Chrysler to preserve a crucial auto lending relationship.