A push for having an independent chairman gained traction immediately after the financial crisis. Years later, the effort seems to be losing momentum.

We need a variety of small-dollar credit products to meet a variety of consumer needs. So the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed payday plan must provide more flexibility.

Global trade protectionism in other countries increasingly poses an obstacle to keep the market for payments networks competitive.

U.S. card issuers lose $10.9 billion each year to card fraud, according to research released Tuesday by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

The Better Business Bureau of Central New England is reporting complaints from consumers about fake debt collection calls that include threats of arrest and wage garnishment if bills are not paid.

The CFPB filed a lawsuit Monday against the payment processer Intercept Corp. and its two top executives for allegedly enabling clients to withdraw millions of dollars' worth of illegal charges from consumer bank accounts.

DBA International released a statement late Monday responding to Sunday's episode of HBO's Last Week Tonight, which focused on the debt-buying industry.

At a time when most banks are finding it harder to make money from overdraft fees, new data shows that Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are bucking the industrywide trend. The numbers are renewing consumer-protection concerns ahead of a CFPB rule-writing process set to begin later this year.

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to change how it calculates title insurance fees as part of the new integrated mortgage disclosures.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., has promoted Brent R. Tischler to the newly created position of director of retail banking.

The $1.7 billion-asset company disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday that it recently agreed to buy a 25% stake in ASC Trust Corp. in Hagatna.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit Monday against payment processer Intercept Corp. and its two top executives for allegedly enabling clients to withdraw millions of dollars' worth of illegal charges from consumer bank accounts.

Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Officer John Cryan said Germany's largest lender is abandoning plans for a new digital bank in the U.S., led by Henry Ritchotte, just months after it was announced.

First Federal Bank of Wisconsin in Waukesha has a new chief executive lined up.

Community banks are jumping at the chance to invest in local bond issues, realizing that such participation allows them to show their dedication to hometown causes.

Heartway Bancorp. in Wayland, Iowa, has agreed to buy Peoples State Bank in Winfield, Iowa.

It has been seven years, and it’s going to take about $16.1 million, but First Reliance Bancshares in Florence, S.C., says it is about to close a key chapter in its post-crisis recovery and is ready to ramp up growth.

In late April, blockchain evangelist Blythe Masters told a crowd in the London Docklands that banks could solve many of their problems if they embraced the transaction-processing technology.

First Bancorp in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has sold an insurance agency.

Embracing technology that gives innovators access to their platforms will provide banks with the upgrade they sorely need.