Banking

Mick Mulvaney is gutting the consumer watchdog, and it bodes poorly for hardworking Americans.

The largest U.S. labor federation is calling on Santander Consumer USA to end its practice of allowing car dealers to add interest to a vehicle loan unrelated to the borrower's creditworthiness.

Legislation with bipartisan support would raise the threshold for reporting suspicious activity, a goal banks have long sought.

Donegal Group and Donegal Mutual Insurance are selling the holding company for Union Community Bank in Lancaster County.

Only 15% of bank customers at Bank of America use its online investment platform, but the company expects that figure to increase as it opens branches in nine major cities.

The Virginia bank has submitted the paperwork for Carolina State Bank, adding to the list of groups looking to open the state's first de novo since 2009.

Whether banks knowingly work with marijuana businesses or not, they face risks as long as there are no federal clear guidelines in place. Congress must fix this.

The bank's $17 billion investment in growth businesses is not seen as a game changer; Synchrony working with retail partners to make credit decisions on the fly.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple won't allow cryptocurrency mining; Researchers say P2P's precision could turn some people off; Swedish central bank wants input on faster payments; London's mayor touts the city's AI prowess.

Guest hosts Jason Henrichs and JP Nicols interview Perianne Boring, founder and CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, about blockchain trends and challenges.

Seacoast's deposits in the central Florida city will increase by 49% after it completes the $133 million acquisition.

From the opportunities — and threats — in artificial intelligence to envisioning a world in which "Wi-Fi is like air," here is what everyone was buzzing about at American Banker's Digital Banking conference.

The company will pay $114 million to gain 10 branches and $482 million in assets.

Mary Jackson, a former executive at Cash America International, succeeds Lisa McGreevy at the helm of the Arlington, Va.-based trade group.

Despite bipartisan support, the latest congressional effort to enable the legal marijuana industry's access to the banking system still faces plenty of roadblocks.

Studio Bank is set to become Nashville's first new bank since 2008. Organizers raised $46 million earlier this year.

According to one analyst, the threat from fintech was overrated – but there are plenty of other tech trends credit unions need to be ready for.

Bill Davidson, who heads the company's U.S. technology banking team, will oversee the global expansion efforts.

USAA's lawsuit accusing Wells of infringing on its remote-deposit patents is new territory: bank-on-bank fights over intellectual property.

HSBC's Mary Kate Loftus and Popular's Camille Burckhart are digital banker standouts. RBC fires U.S. CEO over an affair with his employee, amid a #MeToo attitude adjustment. And, what's the best time careerwise for women to have children?