Retail & Commercial

The CFPB issued rules Friday that ban compensation to mortgage originators based on loan terms, such as higher interest rates or a high-cost loan. The rule is meant to prevent lenders from steering borrowers into riskier loans for a higher payouts.

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The $3 billion-asset StellarOne of Charlottesville, Va., said Friday that it will buy a branch from the $508 million-asset Village Bank and Trust (VBFC) in Midlothian, Va.

A proposed startup bank would court the Amish, a community with "spectacular" credit ratings and proven business acumen. The founders may have to make some special dispensations, though.

FNB United (FNBN) in Asheboro, N.C., has created a commercial real estate group at one of its banks.

Capital One's fourth-quarter results and 2013 profit guidance disappointed investors, sowing doubts about the earnings power of its acquisitions of ING Direct and HSBC's U.S. credit card portfolio.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will require mortgage lenders to release free copies of home appraisals to borrowers as part of several appraisal rules released this week.

U.S. Century Bank in Doral, Fla., sold about $120 million of loans in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Walmart and the other Merchant Customer Exchange members recently announced they would opt for a software-based mobile wallet instead of one based on Near Field Communication hardware. Is this a blow to NFC's future or does the technology have enough supporters to eventually change how people pay?

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated a written agreement with Blue Valley Ban Corp. in Overland Park, Kan.