Retail & Commercial

The number of grievances about evictions and federal student loans declined between January 2020 and May 2021. Nonetheless, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned financial firms that poor customer service can undermine government efforts to provide aid.

Fraudsters use different tactics based on their intended victims, and banks like Republic Bancorp and Wells Fargo are targeting the kinds of notices they send — and which channels they direct them to — in response.

The company will increase annual base salaries by up to $25,000 in an effort to retain younger staff facing burnout from working long hours during the pandemic.

Mark Schroeder will step down as chief executive after 22 years. He will be succeeded by Neil Dauby, the Indiana bank's president and chief operating officer.

Community banks support legislation that would exempt them from paying tax on interest earned from farmland loans, arguing it would make them more competitive with government-backed lenders and expand access to credit in rural areas.

Tens of millions of consumers diligently pay their rent, utilities and other bills every month yet have no credit history. Supplementing traditional credit scoring with such data will promote equity and upward economic mobility, says the CEO of Experian North America.

The deal is expected to generate for significant cost savings that could Mid Penn could then use to fund its expansion in the Pittsburgh market.

HoldCo Asset Management opposed the $900 million deal, arguing that Boston Private failed to consider other potential buyers and did not attract an acceptable price.

Banks such as Santa Cruz County Bank are now trading shares over the counter to capitalize on investors' bullish outlook for small lenders.

A congressional resolution that invalidates the regulation issued last fall by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would help regulators crack down on so-called rent-a-bank schemes that promote predatory lending, the president said before signing the measure.