Retail & Commercial

Mechanics Bank was close to buying Rabobank's U.S. unit last year, but pressed pause when the seller ran into serious legal troubles.

Until recently, biometric ATMs were very hard to find in developed markets other than Brazil, India and Japan.

Christopher Becker will succeed Michael Vittorio in January.

Events at local breweries can be a fun way to educate younger members about getting their first mortgage but credit unions must walk a fine line at such events.

The state's financial regulator says Fast Money Loan charged consumers interest rates and fees above the state's usury cap, and operated unlicensed storefronts.

McLean Mortgage is not going forward with a potential sale to Congressional Bank in Bethesda, Md., saying an agreement that made sense for all parties wasn't possible.

The bank was fined $25 million for what the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said was an inability to provide the discounts to all who were eligible.

More than 20 banks have been sold to credit unions. A prominent banking lawyer made the case at this year's ICBA convention that banks can become more aggressive acquirers.

As part of a settlement with the National Fair Housing Alliance and the American Civil Liberties Union, the social media platform will no longer allow certain advertisers to target users by age, gender or ZIP code.

The credit card network has teamed up with an ICBA unit and the fintech Urban FT to offer a payments services program tailored to community banks trying to keep pace with bigger banks.