Banking

The legislation faces a tougher path in the Senate where GOP leaders are reluctant to ease restrictions on what is still a banned narcotic.

Fears are growing that the rapid rise in fee-charging ATMs could have catastrophic consequences for the U.K.’s fragile SME market, with major supermarkets and card networks predicted to be the biggest beneficiaries.

Credit union executives reported seeing an uptick in car loans as the weather improved but some predicted lending would be down this year.

BB&T’s chief executive has not prioritized meeting with local leaders and consumer advocates to discuss its merger plans, missing a valuable opportunity to create a new kind of large bank.

The company agreed to buy Charter Bank, which has four branches and $161 million in assets.

Raisin GmbH has hired Wealthfront’s Paul Knodel to expand its internet platform for bank-savings products to the U.S. If all goes to plan, the operation will go live within 12 months.

Credit unions on the Corda blockchain platform will be able to make payments via EFT with CU Pay, a product the CUSO plans to roll out next year.

First Internet will gain lenders and servicing staff, along with offices in Chicago and Indianapolis, from the deal.

New president suggests less regulation and meets with bank leaders; state and city check for illegal lending activity.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: WeChat Pay grows in Europe; Facebook sets up fintech in Switzerland; Russians dump cash; ABN Amro halts cryptowallet project.

Only 4% of consumers changed banks last year, according to J.D. Power. Behavioral psychologist Wei Ke explains why consumers are so reluctant to move their accounts and what other banks can do to convince them to switch.

Mainland-based credit unions with operations in the territory witnessed a surge in auto lending after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island but demand for these loans seems to be ticking down.

Both Democrats and Republicans devoted considerable time at a House Financial Services Committee hearing last week to lamenting how the accounting standard will hurt small lenders.

Although higher corporate debt could hurt the economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell argued changes made since the last crisis will guard against a meltdown.

American Bank & Trust opened after organizers raised more than $22.5 million.

Otoe-Missouria Federal Credit Union in Red Rock, Okla., was designated as a low-income institution.

The Bay Area is a booming market with a limited number of smaller banks. The high premium Presidio is receiving from Heritage Commerce might spark more M&A activity.

A Wells Fargo customer was interrogated, fingerprinted and mistakenly arrested for check forgery after a series of mistakes on the bank's part. He was cleared, and Wells says it made an error, but they are now fighting in civil court.

From data analytics to focusing on a service culture and more, here's a look at how technology is radically remaking lending.

In the wake of the economic crisis, Paul Volcker called automated teller machines the last financial innovation that improved society. A decade later, their popularity is slipping.