Retail & Commercial

The South Dakota company discovered "inappropriate user access" to applications at Crestmark Bancorp, which it bought last year.

The potential for negative long-term mortgage rates is surfacing around the world, and with global tensions building in the U.S. market, there's a small but growing chance it could happen here, too.

Regulatory sandboxes can create a lot of opportunity for the winners but inadvertently put losers at a competitive disadvantage.

Lawmakers and others faulted the agency's foot-dragging on approving licenses and funding requests for small-business investment companies, whose owners include banks.

New York and 10 other states are looking into whether companies in the fast-growing sector are violating payday lending laws.

Vice Chairman Randal Quarles’ public dissent raises questions about how the board will proceed on other policy debates.

Mall landlords accustomed to offering rent reductions to ailing retailers are mulling a new strategy to forestall the industry's collapse: positioning themselves as lenders to tenants struggling to stay afloat.

The card company is buying the corporate-services businesses of Danish payments provider Nets A/S; the online lender’s stock plunged after it missed second quarter earnings expectations.

The industry faces additional risks when members take out auto loans and then list their new vehicles on apps for others to rent.

Consolidation heated up in recent weeks after a tepid start this year. Here is an overview of noteworthy deals announced in June and July.