Subprime lending

The bank can pay out 40% more than it is expected to earn; the German bank’s stock slide may lead to its removal from a major European bank index.

Proposal would simplify the rule prohibiting proprietary trading; Fiat Chrysler, which accounts for about a third of the unit’s business, may go solo.

While industry officials welcomed a bulletin from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency encouraging banks to develop alternatives to payday loans, they are making no commitments to offer such products.

A chunk of alternative loan customers are perfectly creditworthy, a report from the credit bureau shows.

It’s not just weaker underwriting and higher household debt levels that are driving past-due rates to their highest levels in seven years.

While reform legislation for banks is just around the corner, market signals suggest the economy could be headed toward another downturn.

The post-recession boom in auto loans and credit cards for borrowers with marred credit histories has been winding down in recent months.

JPMorgan and Santander show off their uses for the technology; commercial and industrial loans outstanding are rising.

Auto lenders would be well advised to keep up their guard as states — particularly blue ones — take steps of their own to crack down on what they see as abusive practices.

The firm will pay $110 million to settle charges it didn’t control traders; hedge fund executive says he was wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct.