Retail & Commercial

The regional Federal Reserve banks are trying to maintain momentum in their efforts to improve the U.S. payment system.

One reason so many federal thrifts have switched to other charters is that the Qualified Thrift Lender test impedes their commercial lending. However, a top regulator says he wants it eliminated.

Congressional Bancshares in Bethesda, Md., has agreed to buy American Bank Holdings in Bethesda.

The settlement requires Google to change certain billing practices and refund consumers at least $19 million.

A record number of consumers took out loans to buy cars in the second quarter, fueled by people purchasing used vehicles, according to data from Experian Plc.

Intervest Bancshares in New York has officially exited the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Foreign-born nationals with U.S. citizenship have a lot of positive attributes that make them attractive mortgage applicants. What's even better is that millions are still renters.

Edward J. DeMarco, who worked to shrink Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) as their U.S. overseer after the 2008 financial crisis, started a new job this week: senior fellow at the Milken Institute's Center for Financial Markets.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)'s own investigators have found clues that a global network of computers available for hire by sophisticated criminals was used to reroute data stolen from the bank to a major Russian city, according to people familiar with the probe.

The reduced pricing for Discover's signature debit card network will apply to the more than 4,000 banks that are members of the American Bankers Association.