Retail & Commercial

MasterCard is confident that the proposed $7.25 billion settlement of allegations that it and Visa engaged in merchant fee price fixing will receive final approval, according to Nomura analysts who recent met with key executives of the card network.

A new lawsuit alleges that Wells improperly denied applications for modifications of so-called Pick-a-Payment loans. The San Francisco bank is contesting the allegations.

The nation's two largest banks are heading in opposite directions when it comes to customer satisfaction. Overall, banks are narrowing the gap with credit unions.

Ensuring that corporate boards include a diverse set of skills, backgrounds and personalities helps against groupthink's dislocation of corporate and shareholder interests.

Solera National Bancorp in Lakewood, Colo., has hired a veteran risk manager as its chief credit officer.

The U.K. banking giant has agreed to pay $1.9 billion to settle U.S. money-laundering charges. Unsettled is whether global banks have the controls to avoid a repeat.

Amerasia Bank in New York has agreed to buy a troubled community bank in Florida. The $291 million-asset bank will acquire Great Eastern Bank of Florida, says Jimmy Tsai, Amerasia's chief operating officer.

Bob Kottler explains how the Louisiana company has been able to book small business loans while other banks struggle to grow.

Fifth Third Bank is the latest bank to announce that it would halt evictions during the holiday season.

HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank, agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle U.S. probes of money laundering in the largest such accord ever.