Retail & Commercial

The FTC next year will host a series of seminars to examine the privacy implications of three new areas of technology, including alternative scoring.

Citigroup and Wells Fargo were accused of discriminatory mortgage lending by the city of Los Angeles, which seeks damages for reduced property tax revenue and the costs of maintaining foreclosed properties.

Metropolitan National Bank in New York is changing its name and ditching its national charter.

The Federal Reserve Board has ended a regulatory action against PathFinder Bancorp (PBHC) in Lake Oswego, N.Y.

The chairmen of BNY Mellon and Signature Bank tackled cyber threats, the future of interest rates and "too big to fail" in a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the industry.

Bank mergers of equals are on the rise, but buyers are giving up their brands to make them happen.

The Federal Reserve Board says it followed a proper system for establishing debit interchange caps and fully abided by the Durbin Amendment's requirement for merchants to have two unaffiliated networks to choose from for routing debit transactions.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray said down payment standards are among the falsehoods rumored to be in the agency’s mortgage regulation that takes effect Jan. 10.

American Airlines and US Airways have argued that the combined airline will be good for "competition, consumers and choice." But just days before the merger's closing, changes that the airlines have made to a popular credit card reward may end up having the opposite effect.

The ongoing debate over community bank consolidation also extends to big shareholders. While most prefer to see deals, there are a few who argue that well-run banks can stay independent.