Banking

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.

A former economist says high-ranking officials engaged in “legally risky” behavior to downplay consumer harm; online payments and contactless transactions jumped in the first quarter, and some think the new habits will stick.

Consumers are using their debit and credit cards less, and that's causing a decline in interchange income for credit unions and banks.

The ratings firm also took negative action with respect to Ally, Synchrony, Discover, Sallie Mae and Navient, citing the impact that the coronavirus crisis is having on their revenues and profits.

The bureau issued an interpretive rule clarifying that consumers under certain conditions can modify or waive waiting periods required by the Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

The lenders are bracing for spikes in delinquencies or defaults on loans to a sector heavily punished by social distancing measures.

The Small Business Administration's last-minute plan to temporarily block larger banks from the relief loan program is another example of the agency changing the rules midstream, critics said.

U.K. ATM operator LINK reported that its cash withdrawals have fallen by 60% over the past month ending April 27 when compared to the same period one year earlier.

The company’s latest Credit Union Trends Report predicts that membership and lending will stall as job losses rise and consumer demand for loans dries up.

Rodney Hood, chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, says the agency's Central Liquidity Facility can be a vital backstop if a crisis occurs, but it will be stronger if more credit unions chip in to make it a success.

Treasury secretary says big firms that took PPP loans should apologize, not just return the money; German fintech’s shares drop 26% as audit fails to rebut accounting fraud allegations.