Retail & Commercial

A bipartisan group of House members argues that licensed, fully lawful companies are being harmed by examiners’ increased scrutiny of online lending.

Payments processor Stripe will enable its clients to accept bitcoins as a payment option.

Volunteering at nonprofits is a good place to start, high-ranking female bank executives told attendees at a recent conference. Women also need to confront barriers head on.

Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) in Springfield, Mo., reeled in more deposits and loans from a recent branch deal compared to what it had originally forecast.

Ally Financial Inc., the auto lender rescued by the U.S. government during the 2008 financial crisis, is helping the Treasury Department divest its stake by seeking as much as $2.7 billion in an initial public offering.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) has consolidated its Indiana operations after two division chiefs in the state announced their retirements.

TSYS has signed a long-term agreement with Virgin Money to provide payment processing services for the retail bank's consumer credit card business.

The Honolulu bank is collecting donations to support the Polynesian Voyaging Society's 46,000-mile, worldwide sea odyssey, which aims to raise awareness of Hawaiian heritage.

Yadkin Financial revealed in a regulatory filing that merger talk is running rampant across the state. Yadkin agreed to merge with VantageSouth in January to create North Carolina's biggest community bank.

The recent IRS ruling on how Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are taxed brings the U.S. in line with regulations in Canada, Australia, Finland, Norway and Sweden.