Equifax Inc. is acquiring the largest provider of credit reporting in Australia and New Zealand for $2.5 billion.

MB Financial in Chicago has agreed to buy American Chartered Bancorp in Chicago.

Class-action lawsuits filed against some of the biggest names in retail banking and payments could prompt financial firms to reconsider their relationships with customers that play fantasy sports.

Embattled online lender CashCall has paid nearly $2 million in restitution and fines for allegedly deceiving and overcharging borrowers, California's Department of Business Oversight announced.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has hired Corinne Cuthbertson as a brand, advertising and digital marketing executive.

Peoples Bancorp in Marietta, Ohio, has hired John C. Rogers as its chief financial officer and treasurer. He starts Nov. 30.

The $1.2 billion-asset company has redeemed the $10.9 million of preferred shares held by the U.S. Treasury Department, plus accrued dividends.

The $938 million-asset company will incur $400,000 in expenses from shutting down the unit, including $300,000 for contract termination costs and $100,000 for severance and employee benefits.

Higher mortgage rates and other macroeconomic challenges may dampen lending under the Federal Housing Administration's single-family program, but they will produce a net benefit to the insurance fund. Here's why.

With the outlook for mobile payments improving, American Express has brought together several initiatives in this area under a new umbrella dubbed Amex Enabled Digital Solution.

U.S. consumers are shouldering record levels of debt to get behind the wheel of an automobile.

Two of central Maryland's oldest community banks have agreed to merge and reorganize under a new name.

The New York firm on Thursday sold 3 million voting shares in the $9.4 billion-asset United Community to Morgan Stanley, which acted as the sole underwriter on the offering.

A review of IRS forms submitted by more than 1,800 nonprofit U.S. hospitals indicates healthcare providers aren’t meeting all requirements related to community health needs assessments and financial assistance policies.

When Guaranteed Rate's Sam Sharp discovered past clients' online reviews were bringing in new mortgage customers, he started making borrower feedback a major part of his digital marketing strategy.

Evidence points to thousands of arbitrations for individual claims in recent years, and there likely would have been more if not for negative publicity about arbitrations.

First Resource Bank in Exton, Pa., has redeemed most of its Small Business Lending Fund preferred shares.

A N.Y. car dealership charged with the unlawful sale of credit repair and identity theft prevention services agreed Thursday to settle allegations brought by state regulators.

HMN Financial in Rochester, Minn., has agreed to buy a branch from Deerwood Bank in Deerwood, Minn.

County Bancorp in Manitowoc, Wis., has agreed to buy Fox River Valley Bancorp in Appleton, Wis., for about $29 million.