Banking

Readers celebrate first quarter earnings, weigh in on banks using blockchain, slam a postal banking proposal and more.

A new integration between Blend and Ellie Mae seeks to improve the use and accessibility of electronic mortgage documents, the latest in an ongoing industry effort to create a more simplified and consistent borrower experience.

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.

With President Trump signing the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, credit unions expect to see a host of benefits, including changes to MBL regs, HMDA exemptions, changes to the QM rule and more.

The economy has been expanding for nine years, but one credit union economist believes the tide could be about to turn – and soon.

An activist investor, which opposed two director nominees, failed to obtain the legally required approval from the Seattle company's state bank regulator before launching its challenge.

Earlier this month CO-OP sold off seven branches in the Detroit area.

The NCUA board is considering adding as many as two additional payday alternative loan options for credit unions, and regulators have clarified a rule on severance claims after involuntary credit union liquidations.

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

As President Trump signed the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, most of the attention was on a provision to help regional banks with more than $50 billion of assets. But a majority of the new law is aimed at helping institutions below $10 billion. Here's how.

A competitive job market and improved security protocols are pushing more banks to consider letting employees work remotely.

It's too late for Congress to overturn the consumer bureau's regulation on short-term lending, but acting Director Mick Mulvaney will have plenty of chances to reshape it.

The Canadian banks' second-quarter profits were also boosted by double-digit income growth at their U.S. operations.

The agreement was tied to the Puerto Rico company's 2010 purchase of the failed Westernbank.

Otting wants banks to make small loans to consumers; the German bank will reduce headcount by at least 7,000.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Hyundai collaborates on car pay tech; Fintechs take another crack at cryptocurrency payments; A fifth of Americans think cash payments will fade fast; Paytm puts a financial inclusion army in the field.

Moody’s lead analyst Fadi Massih shares what he looks for when deciding how to rate banks, including traits that could help them withstand fintech competition.

Venu Krishnamurthy is joining the asset management giant at a time when it is reorganizing itself and tinkering with product offerings to ward off fintechs and other challengers.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is looking for a successor for Paul Siebenmorgan, who has been its CEO for nearly 15 years.

A recent wave of high-premium acquisitions, paired with sweeping regulatory reform, is setting the stage for more large-scale M&A.