Consumer banking
Consumer banking
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National Bank Holdings Corp., a company formed in 2009 to buy failed banks, is planning to contract its branch network.
October 1 -
Giving the rest of our sales teams regular snapshots of factors that brought about star performances is far more useful than simply reporting who those star performers are.
October 1 -
New York's top banking overseer said any regulation of the nascent Bitcoin industry has to include transparency on who does the trading of the virtual currency, and if that hurts a business dominated by anonymous transactions, "so be it."
October 1 -
A lawsuit that accused GMAC Mortgage of taking kickbacks and overcharging homeowners on force-placed insurance policies has survived a motion to dismiss.
October 1 -
New Century Bancorp in Dunn, N.C., has agreed to buy Select Bancorp in Greenville, N.C.
October 1 -
Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), the largest U.S. home lender, agreed to an $869 million settlement with Freddie Mac to resolve repurchase claims on faulty loans sold to the government-backed firm before Jan. 1, 2009.
October 1 -
More than $5.4 million will be mailed to consumers and businesses who were victimized by a massive fraudulent operation that placed unwanted charges on their telephone bills.
October 1 -
While the statistics seem grim, there are many reasons why banks should still enter the student loan market.
September 30 -
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) in Los Angeles has finished buying back the shares it issued to the Treasury Department under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
September 30 -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday issued its own proposed rule defining what constitutes a "qualified mortgage," that has two exceptions to the existing QM rule finalized earlier this year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
September 30 -
The $483 million-asset company issued 370,000 shares of common stock to a prominent financial institution investor, according to a press release Monday. The investor was not named in the release.
September 30 -
Regulators and financial firms must listen to each other and work together to protect the interests of customers and stakeholders. Only then, will they be able to build a safe and sound financial system.
September 30 -
The banking regulators will remain open in the event of a government shutdown, but the ongoing fiscal battle in Congress could still have significant implications for the financial services industry.
September 30 -
The state has reached a settlement with five payday lenders under which they would be prevented from collecting on certain loans and pay restitution to customers, Eric Schneiderman's office announced Monday.
September 30 -
Bank fees have reached record highs this year, according to a fall survey from Bankrate.
September 30 -
Solera National Bancorp in Lakewood, Colo., has ended a months-long search for a new leader.
September 30 -
Technical glitches have marred the rollout of Acxiom's consumer data website, but CEO Scott Howe remains undeterred in his effort to give consumers a greater say regarding the reams of information that banks and other companies are collecting about them.
September 30 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took action against three banks in August and released one bank from a consent order.
September 30 -
The threat of Basel III-related dividend restrictions could make it harder for the more than 2,000 banks with S corporation tax status to attract investors. S Corp banks were already on the decline.
September 30 -
Lenders can get a jump on compliance with the new qualified mortgage rule with a test from mortgage technology vendor Interthinx.
September 30



