Banking

TD Bank will reimburse its employees for the additional federal and state taxes that they pay for benefits for same-sex partners beginning Jan. 1.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice agreed Thursday to collaborate on enforcing fair lending laws to avoid duplicating efforts.

The Wilmington, N.C., provider of cloud-based software has received a clean opinion with no exceptions noted during a recent SOC 2 compliance certification.

The Senate Banking Committee had tough questions for Shaun Donovan, on the heels of a disappointing report on the mortgage insurer's financial health last month.

The Senate is preparing to vote soon on a bill to keep TAG alive even as various interests, including large institutions and money-market mutual funds, fight to shut the program down.

Capitol Bancorp had to postpone a bankruptcy hearing because, it says, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. repeatedly blocked it from paying the due-diligence costs of its new investors.

Capital One has grown its commercial and industrial loans by double digits over the past year, but CEO Richard Fairbank is prepared to pull back if the battle for business clients becomes any more intense.

At the end of the third quarter, banks with less than $20 billion in assets had nearly $1 trillion in securities and cash on hand. The shift from loans to securities could pose problems if interest rates rise.

Browser detects the incoming customer's computing device and automatically routes mobile users to a mobile optimized site.

HSBC (HBC) may be about to pay $1.8 billion to settle charges the bank served as a gateway for money laundering.

Financial institutions should, among other things, implement an information governance program, perform periodic privacy audits and learn how data is managed in the cloud.

Two fans will be headed to the Super Bowl in New Orleans thanks to EverBank Financial, whose CEO, Robert Clements, is a Big Easy native who loves football.

Agriculture and other remote businesses face unique cybercrime threats. Rabobank and ThreatMetrix discuss approaches to protection.

Software that manages internal controls is geared toward financial services.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta is the latest bank to adopt a simplified disclosure notice on its retail checking accounts.

If prepaid card providers want to be taken seriously, please, please, please ditch your celebrity partners.

U.S. Bank in Minneapolis has committed to becoming the first large U.S. bank to offer mobile bill payment in the manner of mobile check deposit—letting users pay a bill by simply taking a picture of it with the camera on their smartphone or tablet.

Online payments provider Optimal Payments Ltd. established the foundation for expanding its payment gateways to U.S. merchants and prepaid business in Europe with separate deals announced this week.

Passengers on US Airways flights can now purchase food and beverages with a tap of their credit card.

Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., announced Thursday he would leave the Senate to head up The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.