Retail & Commercial

North Shore Bank in Peabody, Mass., has agreed to merge with Merrimac Savings Bank in Massachusetts.

Community Bank System and Oneida Financial, both of western New York state, have delayed the closing of their merger after settling a shareholder lawsuit that challenged the deal.

An analysis by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that the number of Americans experiencing problems paying their medical bills fell between 2011 and mid-2014.

Alternative data used to score "credit invisibles" may do more harm than good. That's because in areas like employment and insurance, no credit score is often better than a bad one.

Wells Fargo and Toronto-Dominion Bank are exploring offers for a batch of U.S. commercial-lending businesses General Electric is selling as whittles down its finance arm.

New York's highest court may have shut the door to many future lawsuits over flawed mortgage bonds, ruling investors have six years from the day the deal closed to pursue remedies.

Big banks and institutional lenders approved small-business loans at record rates in May, according to data from Biz2Credit.

The Consumer Bankers Association praised banks' discipline on managing credit quality for student loans after a report showed a drop in delinquencies.

The Federal Trade Commission, in testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, highlighted its approach to protecting consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls and illegal robocalls.

The Spanish-language TV channel Univision has launched a new online small-business lending platform.