News Topic: credit cards

Companies that scored highest in this year’s Best Fintechs to Work For ranking go beyond the basics of strong pay packages, generous benefits and effective leadership to take a more holistic interest in their employees’ lives, according to the data. ... Read full article

Higher rates are looming for transactions on e-commerce sites, while merchants in certain services categories, such as real estate and education, will see fees decline, according to a document Visa sent to banks. ... Read full article

On Sep. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands. ... Read full article

Mortgages, auto loans and credit cards should perform well for the next two quarters. Beyond that, all bets are off. ... Read full article

The consumer bureau alleges the Providence, R.I., bank mismanaged billing error claims over a six-year period. Citizens Bank says it is “puzzled and disappointed” by the agency’s action. ... Read full article

The Wall Street bank aims to double consumer deposits and triple outstanding consumer loans in five years. A checking account is slated for 2021, and more cobranded credit cards could be coming. ... Read full article

A generation of Americans who were entering adolescence when the financial crisis struck is showing little fear of debt. ... Read full article

The credit card lender has seen problem loans spike since it introduced a feature that lets at-risk customers restructure loans through its online and mobile channels. ... Read full article

The city would join San Francisco and Philadelphia among cities that prohibit stores and restaurants from only accepting electronic payments. ... Read full article

It might sound like a risky strategy at a time when millions of Americans are drowning in debt, but that's exactly what big banks have been doing lately. ... Read full article

The New York bank said Wednesday that its first-ever credit card has brought in nearly $2 billion of loans in less than six months. ... Read full article

The banking giant is counting on continued growth in cards, deposits and digital accounts to drive returns higher in 2020. ... Read full article

The percentage of consumers who are past due on home equity loans, RV and other personal loans also rose in the third quarter, data released by the American Bankers Association showed. ... Read full article

Though many merchants remain wary of alienating their customers with fees, others now see an opportunity to recoup the growing costs associated with accepting plastic. ... Read full article

Fed proposal is at odds with the one offered by the FDIC and OCC; judge wants to dispel the “myth” that student loans can’t be expunged in bankruptcy. ... Read full article

Easy credit has given way to cautiousness, with financial technology upstarts now seeking households with higher incomes, above-average credit scores and less debt relative to their wages. ... Read full article

It sounds like something that should be simple — letting a customer pay off their credit cards with a new personal loan — but it's not, according to Dave Girouard, Upstart's CEO. ... Read full article

BMO Harris Bank in Chicago recently became the first financial institution to offer a Mastercard that allows transgender and nonbinary people to use their preferred names. Members of that community often experience disproportionate financial hardship, in ... Read full article