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Investors worry the drop in crude prices could spark a rash of defaults; the bank denies it opened accounts without customer permission to meet sales quotas.

The outbreak and a free fall of oil and stock prices are rattling bankers at this year's ICBA gathering in Orlando, Fla.

With prices rising rapidly and loan terms increasing, some institutions may want to consider adding a leasing option to their auto loan portfolio.

Even though health care payment providers have more digital payment options than ever, there still is a tough hurdle to overcome: Patients don't always trust the medical provider or insurance company to provide accurate bills.

With International Women's Day on Sunday, March 8, shining a spotlight on female leadership, it's a good opportunity to highlight the 42 dealmakers on Mergers & Acquisitions' 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A

Offering the preferred payment method is essential to converting customers in LATAM. But the diversity of each country’s market makes this easier said than done, says PPRO's Steve Villegas.

An effort by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to examine membership rules for the Federal Home Loan Bank System is reigniting an argument over whether to allow more nonbanks in or impose tougher barriers.

Credit unions that don't embrace digital retailing as part of their auto lending strategy will end up spinning their wheels.

Lawmakers have also criticized the agency's decision to create qualifying standards for farmers and other small businesses.

Goldman Sachs pledged in late 2019 to stop financing projects in coal and Arctic oil exploration. Activist groups and Democratic senators say other large institutions should do the same given the economic and environmental risks from climate change.

The deal for Trinity Capital in Los Angeles would further strengthen the company's capital markets capabilities.

Activist investors say the lender's words on combating climate change have not matched its actions. But the company argues that requests to put climate resolutions to a shareholder vote amounts to micromanagement.

On Sep. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

The timing couldn’t be worse for ag and energy lenders as well as global banks, which were all counting on the Chinese market to help bolster commercial lending and fee income.

Reduced dine-in traffic is eating away at bottom lines, forcing eateries to rethink how they borrow money.

Certain loan segments are showing signs of deterioration, but consumer lending and digital banking are bright spots. Meanwhile, bankers are eyeing opportunities to improve efficiency, add scale and take advantage of M&A disruption. Here's what to expect from smaller regionals in the year ahead.

The industry faces still competition for attention in Washington this week, but matters related to credit unions are still being discussed.

After maintaining a $250,000 exemption threshold for real estate appraisals for nearly 20 years, the National Credit Union Administration is set to raise that limit to $400,000.

Slowing sales, decreasing market share and other factors could make it harder for credit unions to grow one of the industry's biggest products in the year ahead.

To guard against headwinds in the agricultural sector, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recommended that institutions consider the “overall financial status” of farm loan borrowers.