Retail & Commercial

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and other companies have seen more than $200 million in sales in 2013 for computing components used to create Bitcoins, Wedbush Securities Inc. said.

Mackinac Financial (MFNC) in Manistique, Mich., has completed the redemption of stock originally issued to the Treasury Department under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Can the banking industry at least cool it with the footnotes?

J. Thomas May still believes community banks can thrive but executives must find new ways to engage customers, control costs and build scale.

A former chairman of UMB Financial (UMBF) in Kansas City, Mo., died Thursday.

Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC) in Oswego, N.Y., has named longtime director Chris Burritt as its chairman.

A number of CEOs departed this year - voluntarily or otherwise. Some, like William Aichele of Univest, had been with their institutions for decades. Others, including Michael Tierney, had much shorter tenures.

A lawsuit filed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office against Nevada debt settlement company Legal Helpers Debt Resolution alleges the firm collected advance fees from customers but provided no services or help.

A U.S. district court has temporarily shut down a telemarketing operation that allegedly targeted Hispanic consumers with false promises that they could make money by reselling high-end goods such as Gucci and Ralph Lauren, and then charged them between $400 and $490 upfront for off-brand products.

While most gift cards are still made of plastic, digital cards are increasing in popularity among consumers because of the many options to customize the cards.