A pending new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on customer data will force banks to improve customer service and be more competitive in their pricing.

The promises made by supporters of the Credit Card Competition Act don't account for all of the ways in which it could actually increase the cost of doing business.

The Biden administration's misguided attempt to protect the banking system from itself will reduce credit available to the Americans who need it most.

With a week left in its 2023 fiscal year, the Small Business Administration has already approved 12% more 7(a) loans than last year. Larger banks were among the biggest gainers as a result, according to the agency's latest data.

The Mer Rouge State Bank in Louisiana and Mission National Bank in San Francisco are among 184 banks to receive $70 million of grants from the Bank Enterprise Award Program, its largest awards ever.

As the United Nations General Assembly convenes in New York to discuss global development, delegates must not overlook the importance of financial services for small businesses in emerging economies.

The ruling comes in a lawsuit New York Attorney General Letitia James filed in 2020, claiming Jonathan Braun and others made thousands of merchant cash advances to small businesses, charged annualized interest that sometimes exceeded 1,000% and defrauded and harassed borrowers. 

Mountain America Credit Union and Lafayette Federal Credit Union are two institutions making concerted efforts to target small-business owners with digital tools.

From hidden fees to misleading marketing, small businesses face too many challenges when making and receiving cross-border payments.

An effort to ensure banking services are available to legal businesses is being undermined by groups trying to rewrite the history of regulatory overreach related to supposed reputational risk.