Retail & Commercial

Fifth Third Bancorp has agreed to buy a credit card portfolio from Quad City Bank & Trust.

Data security provider iovation Inc. has released two-factor phone authentication software it says will provide extra protection for consumers making online purchases.

By and large, banks that operate in states with high deposit rates should also benefit from increased lending activity, a study finds.

Western Alliance's deal for a small industrial loan company out of bankruptcy shows that old-fashioned financial deals still have appeal for shrewd shoppers.

MasterCard continues to ride the plastic wave in worldwide payments. The Purchase, N.Y., company on Jan. 31 reported fourth-quarter net income of $605 million, driven in large part by growing use of its credit and debit cards outside of the United States.

MasterCard's fourth-quarter earnings featured sluggish growth in the United States and more dramatic improvements elsewhere.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has named Steve Antonakes as acting deputy director following the departure of Raj Date from that position on Thursday.

North Valley Bancorp (NOVB) in Redding, Calif., disclosed an error in its third-quarter earnings report that will reduce its profit by more than $1.3 million.

A once minor marketing relationship with Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has become one of the best moves ever by Baltimore's struggling First Mariner Bank.

Lender Processing Services (LPS) will pay $127 million to settle charges by 46 states that the company forged documents that were used to foreclose on homeowners.