Retail & Commercial

An identity protection startup called Civic wants to tackle data breaches by giving consumers control over who uses their information.

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., reported higher second-quarter earnings on solid growth in revenue and loans for investment properties.

Scrambling to stop hackers from making away with stolen funds, the community involved in the cryptocurrency experiment Ethereum has voted to implement a major software change that would thwart the thieves and help the blockchain regain momentum.

Comerica reported improvement in its energy-loan portfolio in the second quarter but charges related to a broad corporate restructuring took a bite out of overall profits.

CommonBond is doubling down on the education-debt market, which has been a pocket of tranquility in an otherwise volatile online lending sector.

Some banks are looking to reenter small-dollar consumer lending now that a recent CFPB proposal has given them greater regulatory clarity. But they may need help from technology companies to make a very labor-intensive business more profitable.

Sam Cook, who served in various roles at Central Trust Bank in Jefferson City, Mo., since the Truman administration, has died.

Even absent a rate hike, executives believe that the banking giant can still improve profits by hitting this expense target.

Santander is throwing another $100 million into its fintech venture investment fund, Santander InnoVentures.

The Mortgage Partnership Finance Direct program will now accept larger jumbo mortgages and a wider variety of products including hybrid adjustable rate mortgages, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and Redwood Trust said Monday.