Retail & Commercial

Beer and wine are often used to lower inhibitions about anything new. Why should payment technology be any different? Many companies that manufacture or sell alcohol are at the forefront of payments innovation.

Fannie Mae plans to sell its Washington, D.C., headquarters building within the next three years as it consolidates several office sites into a single location, the mortgage finance company announced Thursday.

A Massachusetts mutual's failure to gain depositor approval for a conversion suggests a way for small towns to push back against the loss of their local banks, according to lawyer Kevin Handly.

Regulatory delays have forced ViewPoint Financial in Plano, Texas, and LegacyTexas Group in Plano to push back the closing date for their planned merger a second time.

Great Western Bancorp in Sioux Falls, S.D., has filed documents for an initial public offering.

College students risk paying hundreds of dollars in fees each year if they overuse campus banking products, according to Consumer Reports.

Unity Bancorp in Clinton, N.J., raised $6.3 million from a rights offering.

Following a prolonged stretch of modest loan growth, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Quarterly Banking Profile showed loan balances shooting to a level not seen since 2007.

An examination of the details in the B of A settlement shows many examples of risky behavior, including mortgage applications that were underwritten with "shadow" guidelines that allowed exceptions to approve almost any loan.

Bitcoin wallet and merchant services provider Coinbase has insured the bitcoins it holds against theft and loss.