Costs associated with a customer refund reserve in the United Kingdom contributed to a decline in Capital One Financial's third-quarter profit.

Credit losses rose substantially at Discover Financial Services during the third quarter, but the Riverwoods, Ill.-based card issuer still managed to report bigger profits.

Visa's incoming Chief Executive Officer Alfred F. Kelly will enter the job with a $15.4 million target compensation. That's a premium to his predecessor and about on par with Mastercard Inc.'s CEO Ajay Banga.

Strong loan growth sparked higher third-quarter earnings at Synchrony Financial, the credit-card issuer that was spun off from General Electric.

Strong loan growth sparked higher third-quarter earnings at Synchrony Financial, the credit-card issuer that was spun off from General Electric.

Amex posted third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates and raised its full-year forecast for profitability.

JPMorgan is continuing its push to snag wealthier credit-card users and gain market share.

Stores are realizing that they don't want to duplicate Starbucks' success.

Profits at U.S. Bancorp held steady in the third quarter as the Minneapolis company on Wednesday reported a mix of both higher fees and salary-related costs.

The investment bank will take "a very deliberate and methodical approach" to building its online lending platform, Chief Financial Officer Harvey Schwartz told investors Tuesday, implicitly drawing a contrast to once-highflying startups like Lending Club and Propser.