Retail & Commercial

MasterCard has made a series of changes to its executive slate, including the appointment of a chief information officer.

NCR has reached an agreement for an $820 million investment from private equity giant Blackstone Group, which it will use to fund a $1 billion stock buyback.

The forthcoming "overnight bank funding rate" should give banks and researchers a more accurate picture of funding costs, but it is not clear whether the rate is part of the Fed's effort to reform Libor.

The Treasury Department has recently solicited input on how to improve marketplace lending. Here are four ways to help improve access to credit.

The Illinois company has lined up two small acquisitions near Chicago to surpass $10 billion in assets, a mark that brings added regulatory oversight. As a result, analysts expect First Midwest to string together more deals in 2016 to increase revenue and improve efficiency.

East West Bancorp has been placed under an enforcement action for anti-money-laundering compliance weaknesses, as it continues a plan to spend an estimated total of $12 million on program upgrades.

New York City landlords would be banned from checking credit scores to decide whether to rent to would-be tenants under a bill introduced in the City Council.

The competitive environment has raised the importance and profile of marketing, but many banks are still trying to market themselves on a shoestring budget.

First Midwest Bancorp in Itasca, Ill., has agreed to buy NI Bancshares in Sycamore, Ill.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has postponed the release of a rule to overhaul how banks calculate loan losses.