Retail & Commercial

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

Data as of Mar. 31, 2022. Dollars in thousands.

A majority of borrowers who together hold about $400 billion in federal student debt made no payment on their loans in the pandemic era, taking full advantage of a freeze put in place at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.

A recent California Supreme Court decision means that lenders can be on the hook for consumers’ attorney fees in situations where car dealers defraud them. The case involved TD Auto Finance and a dealer that allegedly sold a vehicle without certain advertised features.

The system may be good for the banks that own it, but it is not meeting its public mission.

Proactively checking in on your customers lets them know who is on their side.

Executives at banks north of the border pointed this week to several potential U.S. economic snags, including inflation, the possibility of a housing market correction and soaring energy prices.

The nation’s six largest credit card companies are facing questions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over their alleged failure to report customer payment data on a regular basis. The agency says that the industry’s practices can hurt consumers’ ability to qualify for cheaper loans.

Companies that use artificial intelligence or machine learning in their loan decisions are legally required to provide a specific explanation when applications get denied, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a policy statement.

Wells Fargo, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase were among the large banks that last year experienced net losses of high-level bankers in their corporate and commercial units, according to a new report. Bankers are leaving largely for jobs at private equity and debt funds, according to the authors.