Retail & Commercial

Community banks, by and large, appear well-prepared for capital standards that Basel II will phase in beginning in January. Still, concerns remain on how the requirements will shape cost structures and consolidation at smaller institutions.

Kristen Albert, a supervisor at a Massachusetts collection agency, took the stand in a murder trial on Tuesday.

Capital One's new Capital One Wallet is a cardholder app for Apple's devices that uses an Android-like pattern-recognition feature for authentication.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office accuses two law firms and their lead attorney of participating in a fraudulent mortgage rescue scheme.

First Farmers Financial in Converse, Ind., has agreed to buy three community banks in Illinois.

Xenith Bankshares in Richmond, Va., has brought in nearly $18 million in funding through a private placement and a new loan.

CNB in Centreville, Md., has named Edward Allen president and chief executive, following the resignation of its current CEO, F. Winfield Trice.

The CFPB's lawsuit against an Atlanta-area debt collector could open the door to litigation against banks for their role in the process of pursuing debts against consumers who do not owe anything.

Kristen Albert, a supervisor at a Massachusetts collection agency, took the stand in a murder trial on Tuesday.

Lenders desperately want to make potentially lucrative home loans to those with less-than-stellar credit, but only a few are willing to try given legal uncertainties. Here's how a few are designing their products to get a jump on the competition.