Consumer lending

The fintech wants to facilitate loans for elective surgeries, auto repairs and jewelry purchases, but regulatory uncertainty — at the state and federal levels — casts a cloud over its business model.

The firm will pay $110 million to settle charges it didn’t control traders; hedge fund executive says he was wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct.

The agency’s 2013 guidance is frequently portrayed as either an overdue push to stamp out lending discrimination or a case study in regulatory overreach. In truth, its impact was minimal.

On Dec. 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands.

Since taking office in November of last year, acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney's actions have sparked outrage from his critics seemingly at every turn, including several times just last week.

The U.S. subsidiary of the Spanish banking giant BBVA said Friday that direct consumer loans increased 40% in the first quarter and that its digital strategy is bearing fruit.

Not a penny of the $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo will end up in the hands of customers harmed by practices flagged by regulators.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asking the CFPB’s top ethics official if the agency has taken steps to ensure its acting director, Mick Mulvaney, is excluded from matters involving banks and other firms that contributed to his campaign when he was a congressman.

The credit card lender reported a decline in pretax earnings, but a sharply reduced tax bill led to a 17% profit gain.

Whether you like the idea or hate it, expect to hear a lot more about postal banking over the next two and a half years.