Retail & Commercial

The Metrolink rail system in Southern California is offering commuters a "smart" paper ticket as part of the transit access pass, or TAP, smart card system operating on Los Angeles buses and trains since 2007.

Whether the product is a video game or a bank account, no business should take customers for granted or underestimate competitors.

Freddie Mac plans to eliminate a $7,500 annual low-activity fee that has met with a backlash among rural banks that sell a small number of loans each year to the government-sponsored enterprise.

The Mississippi Department of Revenue is providing its agents with mobile devices to accept credit or debit cards for tax payments.

Farmers & Merchants in Long Beach, Calif., has grown significantly since 2008 largely because of successful efforts to keep key employees from bolting.

Banks are sitting on hundreds of thousands of vacant homes that are in foreclosure and repossessed properties at a time when housing inventory is at a low point, RealtyTrac said.

Inland Bank and Trust announced Tuesday that it is working with tech vendor Linkable Networks to begin giving its customers digital, card-linked coupons.

The U.S. Supreme Court reinforced companies' power to funnel legal disputes into arbitration, ruling in favor of American Express Co. in an antitrust clash with retailers over the credit cards they must accept.

Renato Ramirez, who grew up in Laredo, Texas, and heads a bank there, recently received his community's most prestigious award for his philanthropic efforts.

Financial literacy website Nerdwallet has published a survey of fees on automated teller machine withdrawals and overseas transactions for checking accounts at 20 of the largest U.S. banks.