Retail & Commercial

An increase in commercial lending boosted quarterly earnings at Provident New York Bancorp in Montebello, N.Y.

Flat lending and weaker margins hurt Pinnacle Bankshares in Altavista, Va., in the third quarter. Earnings fell 34%, to $399 million, from a year earlier.

If the banking industry has the upper hand in the fight over swipe fees — and it certainly appears to — its advantage stems in no small part from divisions within the eight million retailers in the United States. It's always easier to defeat a divided enemy than a united one.

Parkmobile USA Inc. is making payment for metered parking spaces less expensive for its members in Washington, D.C. with a Parkmobile Wallet option for aggregating credit or debit card transactions.

Credit bureau and data verification provider Equifax has developed a service to help payment processors meet merchant validation requirements for new tax reporting obligations that went into effect this year.

Lender Processing Services said Monday it will pay $1.8 million to settle claims by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers that it allowed unauthorized signatures and improper notarizations of mortgage documents.

A tax expense dragged down Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF) in Shippensburg, Pa., in the third quarter.

The Treasury Department has appointed C. Wayne Crowell to the board of Intervest Bancshares (IBCA) in New York.

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pen Air FCU opened a new branch in nearby Foley, Ala., last week, its third Alabama branch.

Barnes & Noble was sued by a Chicago-area consumer over the possible illicit capture of her debit card PIN and those of other customers in Illinois and eight other U.S. states.