Banking

Year to date through Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

The online lender is taking a stand against businesses that sell assault weapons or that sell any type of firearms to people under 21.

Year to date through Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

The fintech industry has some cool workplace quirks, but behind the fun factor is a serious mission to build an enthusiastic, satisfied workforce.

Amazon.com Inc. is in talks with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Capital One Financial Corp. about offering the tech giant’s customers a product similar to a checking account.

The bill would raise the threshold to $250 billion for SIFI banks; small banks that lowered credit standards to attract customers are paying the price.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon's reportedly in talks with JPMorgan Chase to build a checking account; Mexico may adopt open banking; U.K.'s regulatory sandbox may expand; Walmart adds to its delivery strategy; Louisiana investigates unauthorized bitcoin mining.

Online lenders build a seamless customer journey from screening to underwriting to origination to servicing to funding, writes Krista Morgan, CEO and co-founder of P2Binvestor.

The $356 million-asset Bridgewater Credit Union plans to merge into $596 million Merrimack Valley Credit Union in the summer of 2018, pending regulatory approval.

The Russia probe puts a national spotlight on a Chicago bank exec; CFPB's Mulvaney and Sen. Warren face off (again) while a credit union CEO takes a surprising position on the industry's tax exemption.

The estimated costs of recent digital glitches at BB&T, TD and Wells Fargo are in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but contractual and economic realities make it hard for banks to sue vendors for the money or fall back on insurance policies.

To attract new customers, banks are getting rid of the paper-based payments process between builders and subcontractors.

Natalie Bartholomew, a banker in Oklahoma, has launched a blog designed to promote women's issues and tout her peers' accomplishments.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is among several agencies that "continue to investigate events related to" last year's Equifax brief, the credit reporting firm said in a securities filing.

Santander's Ana Botin is plotting to make the global banking giant even bigger. Senators suspect a Wall Street cover-up of sexual harassment, and Capital One gets sued by the NAACP.

The issue had forced the Los Angeles company to scuttle its deal to acquire U&I Financial in Washington state.

Great Western is looking to hire a president to give CEO Ken Karels more time to focus on leadership and growth initiatives.

California State Treasurer John Chiang, who’s on the boards of the state’s biggest pension funds, was among those who said the changes weren't enough. Chiang also called for CEO Tim Sloan to step down.

In providing aid, banks can earn Community Reinvestment Act credit and burnish their reputation.

Parkway Acquisition in Virginia has agreed to buy Great State Bank for nearly $15 million.