Banking

Adam Levin addresses the threats of cyber fraud and identity theft and what you can do to protect your customers' privacy and credit security.

Credit inquiries for auto lending, revolving credit cards and mortgages fell sharply in March as unemployment surged, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report.

There were few fireworks at Wells Fargo’s first annual meeting under new CEO Charlie Scharf; billionaire investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban pitches Fed-backed overdraft protection; as hotels sit empty, loan delinquencies pile up; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

Federal regulators are now conducting nearly all supervision off-site as a result of the pandemic. The temporary measures are stoking a debate about whether they should be permanent.

These tech-obsessed consumers still crave human interaction. Banks' challenge: Designing products and services that meet their needs.

Organizers of Rockpoint Bank still need to raise $30 million before opening.

There is a need and opportunity here to rebuild the aging, legacy infrastructure in payments, at the IRS, and within the banking system. It is not a technology problem. It is an opportunity, says payments consultant Collin Canright.

Regulators need to revamp their proposal to overhaul the Community Reinvestment Act now that the coronavirus outbreak has created unforeseen financial needs.

More companies will be eligible to apply for the four-year loans, including those with high debt loads; four-year loans will be offered to European banks with rates as low as minus 1% as the eurozone economy tanks.

Funneling fees from emergency loans to feed the hungry. Supporting psychological counseling for health care heroes and financial advice for the poor. Backing retrofits of customer operations to produce protective gear for front-line medical personnel. Bankers and financial educators have tossed out the traditional playbook to help clients and communities in crisis.

In round two of the Paycheck Protection Program, the bank has sent some 256,000 loan applications to the Small Business Administration for processing.

Consumer groups are poised to take the bureau to court over its gutting of underwriting requirements, while House Democratic leaders could attempt a repeal through the Congressional Review Act.

The millions of dollars earned from Paycheck Protection Program transactions will help cover rising provision costs tied to the new CECL accounting standard and coronavirus shocks to loan books.

The online lender reported a hefty first-quarter loss on Thursday and said that a whopping 45% of its small-business loans are past due.

Tinker Federal Credit Union's deal for Prime Bank in Edmond, Okla., is set to close later this year.

Nearly 70% of U.S. adults between the ages of 26 and 40 said their earnings had been negatively affected by the outbreak, about 10 percentage points higher than other age groups.

It's time for agencies like the Small Business Administration to stop playing catch-up and invest in state-of-the art technology.

The Main Street Lending Program, announced on April 9 as an option to help U.S. businesses weather the coronavirus outbreak, will be available to a wider array of companies than previously planned.

Bank of Southern California's all-cash offer for CalWest was reduced by nearly 20% after the buyer's shareholders declined to approve the deal.

Submissions total about $17.8 billion in requested funding for the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, with an average loan size of $81,000.