Retail & Commercial

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report Thursday on collection enforcement actions it took in 2013 and discussing the 30,000 consumer complaints it has received about collections since it began accepting them last July.

Alfred DelliBovi, the head of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and a lion of housing finance, submitted his resignation Thursday after 21 years as president.

Think M&A in Illinois is out of gas? Call AAA. Auto Club Group, one of the many AAA clubs across the country, has agreed to buy the $465 million-asset National Bancorp in Sycamore, Ill.

The ATM maker Diebold has deployed a machine at Diebold Federal Credit Union that operates without a card reader or PIN pad.

T-Mobile's flexible pricing strategy is forcing its major telecommunications competitors to change. Bankers should take note, given the carrier’s recent foray into financial services.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report Thursday showing consumers are being "hounded" by debt collectors, adding more fuel to the fire in the agency's efforts to crack down on the industry's bad actors.

Big banks' huge settlements and other legal headaches have grabbed headlines for months, but now it's regional banks' turn. Several regionals have upped their estimated legal exposures as probes and lawsuits continue to surface.

PayPal is expanding a merchant credit program that uses payments data to vet borrowers and collect loans.

The company runs a quarterly competition where the public votes for their favorite charity. The winning nonprofit receives $5,000.

LoanPoint USA has agreed to forgive hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt in a Montana class-action lawsuit settlement.