Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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Marketplace lender Social Finance has expanded its education loans to parents of students in 49 states and the District of Columbia.
April 30 -
The $129 million-asset bank said in a press release Thursday that Robert ODonnell will remain its chairman even though he is retiring as CEO.
April 30 -
Hudson City Bancorp in Paramus, N.J., reported a staggering plunge in earnings after an unexpected delay of its sale to M&T Bank.
April 30 -
Visa, the world's biggest payments network, posted a fiscal second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as consumer-card spending rose.
April 30 -
Banks' customer-satisfaction ratings are at a 10-year high, according to a new study by J.D. Power. The research firm identified the top-rated banks in each region, and found that the postmillennial generation has a thing for the megabanks.
April 30 -
The regulator is monitoring pricing, along with loan covenants and repayment schedules, as bankers compete for loans. Several bankers have noted recently that paydowns rose in the first quarter as competitors dangled relaxed terms to steal clients.
April 30 -
Another Bank of America executive has joined Novantas, a maker of financial-analytics software for banks.
April 30 -
HarborOne Bank announced Wednesday that it will acquire Merrimack Mortgage Co. Terms of the transaction are undisclosed.
April 30 -
Ocwen Financial and Assurant have reached an agreement to settle charges that the embattled mortgage servicer profited from kickbacks on force-placed insurance policies with struggling homeowners.
April 30 -
A federal court has halted a sham operation that promised homeowners to help get their mortgages modified but instead allegedly stole their mortgage payments, thus ushering some deeper into foreclosure and bankruptcy.
April 30 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is preparing to take the next step in its quest to create new rules for the short-term credit market.
April 30 -
Lawsuits filed against debt collectors have been dismissed in two federal district courts with the decisions holding that filing proofs of claim in bankruptcy cases on time-barred debt is not actionable under the FDCPA.
April 30 -
Supporting Apple Pay cuts into banks' profits. But it's worth it to stay relevant in today's fast-moving mobile payments business.
April 30 -
A GOP-led measure would have forced the Defense Department to do more study before finalizing regulations on high-cost loans to service members. It was quashed when five Republicans voted with Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee.
April 30 -
Circle Internet Financial, a Bitcoin wallet provider, is looking to expand to China with the help of new investor IDG Capital Partners, which joined the $50 million Series C investment the company just secured.
April 30 -
ACA International is supporting legislation and policy changes designed to help stop "Operation Choke Point" - the program in which the FDIC and Department of Justice reportedly applied pressure to financial institutions to cut off services to certain licensed, legally operating industries.
April 30 -
The compliance costs associated with the CFPB's proposed reforms to the payday lending would force many small businesses to close shop, reducing access to short-term credit for many Americans.
April 30 -
Community banks should consider agreeing to higher capital standards in return for a simpler capital compliance regime, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo suggested Thursday.
April 30 -
Wells Fargo has launched a tool that helps small business owners create and update business plans.
April 29 -
Financial industry groups are supporting the effort to stop the Pentagon from issuing new regulations on high-cost lending this year, while congressional Democrats and consumer groups are decrying it.
April 29



