Equifax provided inaccurate credit scores on millions of U.S. consumers looking for loans, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing bank executives and people familiar with the matter it didn't identify. 

Even though delinquency rates were previously at extremely low levels, the recent uptick among poorer consumers is worth monitoring, New York Fed researchers said.

Ford Motor Co.'s application for an industrial loan company charter with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will compel the regulator to articulate its stance on future applications.

The Massachusetts bank used data analytics to improve onboarding, cross-sell more effectively and prevent attrition.

Citigroup’s Mexican unit, Banamex, is likely to attract offers of about $7 billion to $8 billion as the field of bidders narrows, according to people familiar with the matter.

Union Savings Bank's new technology is helping the bank compete with larger competitors and attract younger customers, its leaders say.

It is essential to place the central focus on race, to bring nondepository mortgage lenders under the Community Reinvestment Act umbrella and to address bias in home appraisals.

The last time inflation burned hot, consumers could put money in the bank and watch it grow like the prices on store shelves, easing much of the pain. Not this time — and that’s stoking profits for U.S. lenders.

Flush with capital and touting its biggest loan pipeline ever, the nation’s No. 1 Small Business Administration 7(a) lender is laying plans to hire dozens of bankers away from competitors. It’s one of several companies seeking to expand at a time when others are likely to pull back on commercial lending.

The Maryland bank has lost 13% of its credit card customer base in the past year amid a flurry of marketing activity by newer players. But it is refusing to panic.

A combination of higher organic loan growth and fee-based revenue streams powered top-performing banks in 2021.

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The top 20 banks with assets of $2 billion to $10 billion outshined their peers in loan and revenue growth while maintaining pristine credit quality in 2021, according to a new ranking. Can they do the same this year as recession clouds gather?

State Bankshares in North Dakota was the top performer in the $2 billion to $10 billion asset class in 2021, according to Capital Performance Group. Strong commercial lending, a national mortgage business as well as regional wealth management and insurance units offer diverse sources of growth, a company executive says.

The New York City bank is forecasting that consumer lending will come under pressure amid higher interest rates and concerns about the economy. “That said, still putting forth 8%-10% loan growth is significantly better than where the industry is,” said CEO Ira Robbins.

Though a handful of banks have adopted overdraft fee reforms, a great many consumers still need the protection that legislation targeting abusive practices would provide, writes a staff attorney for the National Consumer Law Center.

The San Francisco company is relying more on banks and credit unions, and its own acquisition of a bank last year, to fund its consumer lending business. The flexibility has proved helpful as demand from other loan buyers wanes.

Following another strong quarter for wealth management, here's what Goldman Sachs will do next in its hunt for the almost wealthy, and why it matters.

The Federal Reserve’s aggressive tightening is putting some pricing pressure on digital banks that rely on high-yield savings accounts. But the increases are not keeping pace with the central bank’s rate hikes, and the caution may continue in the face of economic uncertainty.

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