Retail & Commercial

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., posted stronger quarterly earnings because of an increase in mortgage banking fees and lower costs.

Centrue Financial in Ottawa, Ill., has agreed to sell three branches in Illinois.

Chargeoffs jumped 13% at the Dallas lender, and its warning that they could increase further because of deterioration in subprime auto lending set off alarm bells about the broader consumer finance market.

Moven, the digital-only "neobank," is partnering with online lenders as part of an effort to differentiate its services and become its users' go-to app for financial transactions of all sorts. Banks ought to pay close attention to this rebundling effort.

Amid concerns about the added complexity of the TILA-Respa integrated disclosures and growing demand for purchase loans, Flagstar Bancorp plans to reduce its over-reliance on third-party originations by expanding its retail mortgage business.

The combination of falling stock prices, higher-risk strategies and signs of worsening credit quality does not bode well for the industry's road ahead.

The FTC has filed suit against the operators of DeVry University, alleging that DeVry’s advertisements deceived consumers about the likelihood students would find jobs in their fields of study and would earn more than those graduating with bachelor's degrees from other institutions.

TransUnion’s first-ever personal loan forecast found that both secured and unsecured loans will see balance increases and stable delinquencies this year. The strong performance is expected as the popularity for the products continues to rise among prime consumers.

Navient, a loan management, servicing and asset recovery company that services approximately $300 billion in student loans, released fourth-quarter and full-year financial results that reveal total delinquency rates are at the lowest levels in a decade.

Bank executives have faced relentless questions about their energy-sector exposure during fourth-quarter earnings calls this month, as oil has bobbed above and below $30 a barrel. They are taking more drastic actions to contain losses, but it still might not be enough.