Retail & Commercial

The financial crisis scarred many Americans. Now that they have given themselves permission to spend again, they will do so responsibly.

SBT Bancorp in Simsbury, Conn., moved its shares on Wednesday to a new OTC Markets Group trading platform.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., plans in 2015 to continue her focus on student loan debt and the potential long-term problems it poses to the economy despite now facing a Republican-controlled Congress.

The Green Mountain State is home to businesses and consumers who march to a different drummer, and Brattleboro Savings & Loan's new checking account promotion seeks to appeal to that independent spirit.

Hamilton Bancorp in Towson, Md., has a new chairman.

Columbia Financial International Inc. announced Wednesday it is awarding $50,000 in grants to the collection industry to be used for education in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act regulations.

Connecticut regulators have fined the head of a Native American tribe and the two payday loan companies it owns a total of $1.5 million for allegedly violating a state cap on interest rates.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp in Paso Robles, Calif., has hired a veteran banker to fill a newly created post.

The ideal digital bank would respect customers' privacy and relate to them as human beings while offering an array of simple, easy-to-use mobile and online apps.

WASHINGTON — Two officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have been named into key roles, the agency confirmed Tuesday.