Retail & Commercial

Appointing a chief ethics officer can help banks maintain their integrity and foster public trust. Banks should also develop decision processes that explicitly address the question of whether they should do something, as opposed to whether they can.

Iberiabank Corp. in Lafayette, La., will enter the Atlanta market, agreeing to buy Georgia Commerce Bancshares.

The Federal Trade Commission has approved an order resolving allegations that Google Inc. unfairly billed consumers millions of dollars for in-app charges incurred by children without their parents’ consent.

ECMC Group's plans to acquire 56 campuses from Corinthian Colleges, a deal that would create the largest nonprofit career-college system in the U.S., has met criticism from lawmakers in a letter sent to the Department of Education.

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The Federal Housing Administration said no county in the nation will experience a decrease from this year's loan limits.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's support for the widow of a home equity conversion mortgage borrower has broad implications for consumers and lenders.

The end of the year is a busy time for closing bank acquisitions — at least buyers are hoping that is the case. With the average deal taking about 120 days to complete, there are plenty of banks anxiously awaiting a call from regulators.

Officials at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae all heaped praise on nonbank mortgage lenders for stepping up to provide loans for home purchases at a time when many banks have scaled back.

A civil rights group is asking senators to more closely examine Mickey Barnett's work on payday loan issues before they vote on his reappointment to the U.S. Postal Service board of governors.