Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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U.S. v. Adrian Rubin, filed recently in federal court in Pennsylvania, ought to be required reading for anyone studying the history of online payday lending.
June 24 -
CashPoint will forgive more than $2.36 million in consumer loan debt after reaching a settlement Tuesday with the West Virginia Attorney Generals office over alleged illegal collection practices.
June 24 -
Bank of the Orient in San Francisco has received a federal cease-and-desist order because of shortcomings in its compliance with anti-money-laundering rules.
June 23 -
Johnson Financial Group in Racine, Wis., has promoted an executive in its insurance division to chief financial officer.
June 23 -
The case against Adrian Rubin offers a tour through lenders' efforts, dating back to the late 1990s, to avoid state-by-state interest-rate caps.
June 23 -
The second-largest provider of U.S. mortgages through brokers is bringing back a debt type that's almost disappeared since the financial crisis: Interest-only loans.
June 23 - Michigan
Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., has hired industry veteran Leonard Israel to lead its mortgage division.
June 23 -
The big bank has taken heat from social conservatives about its TV advertisement featuring a same-sex couple adopting a child, but Wells executives say the ad is part of a larger campaign that embraces the many demographic groups in its customer base.
June 23 -
Fannie Mae will no longer charge mortgage lenders to submit loans to its Desktop Underwriter automated underwriting system, a decision that follows a similar move by Freddie Mac earlier this month.
June 23 -
Glen Burnie Bancorp in Maryland has hired an executive from Patapsco Bank to be its new chief financial officer.
June 23 -
ChoiceOne Financial Services in Sparta, Mich., has tapped a new president as it splits the role from chief executive.
June 23 -
HSBC has named a JPMorgan Chase executive the head of its retail banking and wealth management divisions in the U.S., as the British company overhauls its global business.
June 23 -
Companies offering loan assistance and credit improvement services, and their owner, agreed Monday to settle charges brought by regulators in Maryland.
June 23 -
Congress should avoid becoming so focused on the problems with big banks that they overlook the community lenders suffering from a lack of regulatory relief.
June 23 -
The powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is helping to reshape mortgage and payday lending, but its attempts to curb abuses in auto lending have been largely stymied by the clout of car dealers and the fragmented nature of auto finance.
June 23 -
WASHINGTON A House Financial Services subcommittee will hold a hearing Thursday on employee allegations of discrimination and retaliation at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
June 23 -
PBB Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to buy First Mountain Bank in Big Bear Lake, Calif., for about $13.4 million in cash and stock.
June 23 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released letters Monday asking major search engines Google, Yahoo and Bing to work with state and federal regulators to crack down on scammers targeting student loan debtors.
June 23 -
Shares in Green Dot surged more than 30% late Monday after the firm announced the five-year renewal of a prepaid card contract with Walmart, as well as new plans for a share-buyback program.
June 22 -
The Dodd-Frank Act called on regulators to develop ways to assess diversity practices in the financial sector, but the guidelines are getting panned by critics who say they do not go far enough.
June 22


