Retail & Commercial

A look at the many ways credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

Letting employees decide when they get paid through a mobile app that connects to an institution's prepaid card can serve the same purpose as a payday loan but cost the consumer less.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said 42% of car loans issued in the last year had a repayment term of six years or more, a huge leap over the 26% with such terms in 2009.

Fifth Third, U.S. Bancorp and others aim to design a short-term credit product that would satisfy their various regulators, but exactly how and how quickly they should go about it is murky at this point.

Evans Bancorp in New York believes the business is ill-suited for community banks and that it can draw unwanted attention from regulators.

Focus on ensuring your teams know why you make changes, and they will be far more likely to make those changes work for you.

Call-report data on commercial and industrial loans does not fully capture small-business lending by smaller institutions, a recent FDIC survey suggests.

While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was careful to note that the principles were not binding, the industry should still adopt the guidelines going forward.

Following the release of the nonbinding statement of policy, regulators still have an important role to play in making sure the industry achieves an effective data-sharing model.

Additional data such as college major enhances the ability to provide credit to thin-file consumers. But could it create other issues?