Retail & Commercial

Facebook Connect is an increasingly prevalent way for Internet users to skip registration for other websites by using their Facebook credentials instead — and to WePay, it's also a tool for fighting payment fraud.

The masterminds behind the recent crime spree that netted $45 million in fraudulent ATM withdrawals focused their attention on prepaid cards, highlighting yet another risk banks face when offering such products.

Ally Financial, the auto lender owned by U.S. taxpayers, may learn today how hard it will be to escape $25 billion in claims made against its bankrupt mortgage arm, Residential Capital LLC.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Elizabeth Duke expressed concerns Thursday that new mortgage rules released in January could hold back the flow of credit for weaker borrowers in the current "murky" mortgage market.

VICTORVILLE, Calif. – Alaska USA FCU plans to open a new branch after a $5.1-million renovation of a former Santa Fe Federal Savings and Loan building.

EL PASO, Texas – GECU and the local Kinley’s House Coffee & Tea are introducing a new concept – combining a credit union branch with a café.

California accused JPMorgan of illegal tactics to sue thousands of credit card borrowers behind on their debts, including "robo-signing."

Royal Bank of Scotland CFO Bruce Van Saun will replace Ellen Alemany as CEO of its U.S. business. He is preparing Citizens Financial for a partial IPO by 2015, though he said in an interview that he is open to "attractive" takeover offers.

Unity Bancorp in Clifton, N.J., is set to redeem half of the preferred shares it issued through the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

After 18 months, One PacificCoast pulled the plug on a money-losing lending program it hoped would compete with payday lenders.