Consumer lending

Membership continues to rise across the Wolverine State, though at a slower pace, but lending overall is on the decline.

The agreement is expected to solidify a lending partnership whose status had been in doubt for more than a year. But it raised as many questions as it answered.

The digital bank has grand ambitions for its new student loan refinancing platform as it looks to finally turn a profit for its parent company, Customers Bancorp.

The legislation, which passed a key test in the state Senate on Wednesday, is the product of a compromise between consumer advocates and some lenders.

Visa’s chief economist recently warned that fintechs are disintermediating banks’ credit card businesses with instant access to installment loans. Now Visa is looking to disrupt the fintechs by giving issuers a way to do the same.

Offering secured credit cards can help a credit union build loyalty with members but this product line can be difficult to successfully manage.

Aura is one of the few fintechs in the nation to have a community development financial institution designation from the Treasury Department.

Companies that offer early access to earned wages want a regulatory framework for their fast-growing industry. But the bill under consideration in Sacramento is exposing big divisions in the sector.

As the Federal Credit Union Act turns 85, industry figures are working on issues related to executive compensation, UDAAP and more, all while girding for a slowdown in membership and loan growth.

New York lawmakers took steps to prevent predatory lenders from using the state's court system to seize the assets of small businesses nationwide.

Credit unions reported gains in areas such as loan balances and membership but it was at a slower pace than a year earlier.

Customers of Marcus, the consumer lending arm that launched in 2016, defy easy categorization, according to an executive at the Wall Street bank.

The first full day of America's Credit Union Conference in Orlando hit on a variety of topics, including narrowing the gender gap and ongoing attacks from banks.

The move to add dozens of branches, many in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, continues a strategic shift under retail banking chief Pablo Sanchez.

A $19.1 billion aid package signed into law earlier this month is welcome news for credit unions in Nebraska and a host of other regions that have suffered from recent natural disasters.

Rather than receiving a lump-sum payment from the online lender, borrowers can now choose to have the proceeds of a debt consolidation loan sent to the companies they owe.

The executives were hired for their focus on loan origination, portfolio management and securitization.

Student CU Connect CUSO, which had made high-risk loans to students of the now-bankrupt ITT Technical Institute, agreed to a settlement resulting in an estimated $168 million of loan forgiveness.

Median annual membership growth stood at just 2% at the end of the first quarter, though delinquencies dropped and ROA got a boost.

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