Banking

An ugly legal dispute between two San Diego credit unions offers a warning about what can go wrong when careful relationship-building doesn't precede a marriage.

Affordability concerns are driving consumer demand for short-term liquidity products like earned wage access. A similar, credit union-backed lending alternative is gaining popularity as a way to amass new customers and, for banks, CRA credit.

PayPay is the latest international fintech to signal entry into the U.S. fintech investor market with an IPO that has been planned by SoftBank for years.

First National Corp. in Virginia announced the sale of its two North Carolina branches. Meanwhile, a number of larger competitors are laying plans for growth in the Carolinas.

The Wall Street investment bank had staunchly defended Kathy Ruemmler over her previous association with Jeffrey Epstein. 

The New York bank's technology leaders have been working to reengineer back-office work and give some of it to Anthropic's Claude generative AI model.

The Small Business Administration plans to bar green-card holders from receiving federal small-business loans. The result will be devastating for large swathes of the U.S. economy, costing jobs and cutting tax revenue.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's complaint portal has been flooded in recent years, but corporate debt collectors, industry attorneys and consumer advocates question whether the bureau's efforts to reduce the volume will help consumers as much as it helps the firms they're complaining about.

Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Katie Britt, R-Ala., offered a new bill that would index the Durbin Amendment's debit fee threshold to inflation. The bill joins a number of community bank-centered bills offered or moving through Congress

While "Q-Day" may be years away, experts warn hackers are already harvesting encrypted data to decrypt later, making the transition to new standards urgent.

The Southeast Asian financial services company acquired micro-investing fintech Stash and earned a yearly profit for the first time in its 2025 earnings report.

How are regional banks handling the uncertainty of interest rates, tariffs, and business sentiment? Jones discusses how his bank is navigating the storm.

The sports betting company said it would stop accepting credit card deposits for its sportsbook, casino and racing products in the U.S. Wagers placed using credit cards are typically more expensive than those made with other forms of payment.

In 2025, compensation for the chief executives at four of the largest U.S. banks jumped by between 10% and 28%. The increases reflect strong financial performances, the achievement of certain milestones and the competitive landscape, a compensation consultant said.

The lender beat fourth-quarter earnings estimates but warned that a strategic shift toward auto and home equity loans will compress near-term profits.

Bank-favored provisions that were included into the House's version of a bipartisan housing bill threaten to derail Senate passage, but Senate Banking Committee moderates seem skeptical of the combination.

The digital bank slashed its share volume and pricing the day before its public debut and following a mixed U.S. public debut for fellow Brazil fintech PicPay.

JPMorganChase, Citi and Custodia are among the banks that have built digital asset projects on the Ethereum blockchain.

Delinquencies on credit-card debt mostly held steady at the end of last year, but certain groups of consumers are faring better than others.

Following a massive earnings miss three months ago, the bank-technology seller on Tuesday reported signs of stability and an embrace of new payments and financial services technology.