Retail & Commercial

Mortgage rates rising nearly 40 basis points from early-year lows have pushed some buyers out of the market, even as inventory and affordability remain better than a year ago, ICE Mortgage Technology found.

Across Latin America, central bank-led instant payment networks have seen enormous growth. The next breakout market is Mexico. If bankers in the U.S. want to see the future of consumer payments, they should look south.

EWA programs benefit workers across the country, making it more likely that they will be able to avoid high-cost credit products like payday loans. Efforts to restrict them will harm consumers.

United Wholesale Mortgage lost ground to RKT in one category but held onto a healthy lead in another, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data shows.

After French authorities stopped a bomb plot against a Bank of America office in Paris, security experts warned banks to step up their preparations for terror attacks.

Which parties are responsible for the surge persisted as a source of debate as community lenders released updated survey data reflecting their average expense.

The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.46% this week, its highest mark since September, as mortgage applications fell 10.4% and sellers outnumber buyers by a record 46%.

The digital bank launched Big Business Banking, an interface for businesses to manage fiat and crypto assets in the same place and conduct 24/7 transactions.

The largest banks in the country each warn employees against using confidential information for trading activities, but they don't specifically enumerate prediction markets or events contracts. Now, oversight of insider trading on such platforms is gaining traction.

Recent double-pledging scandals in auto lending and the U.K. put U.S. mortgage lenders on alert. Here's what to watch and how MERS, e-notes and electronic vaults can help.