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Declining interest rates took a toll on its profit margin, but the Salt Lake City company still beat earnings expectations in the third quarter. ... Read full article

The chairman acknowledged the timetable is "ambitious." ... Read full article

The credit card lender responded to the closing of Toys R Us stores last year by issuing Synchrony-branded cards to the retailer's customers. Now it's testing a general-purpose card with a wider array of clients. ... Read full article

The Ohio company, scheduled to report third-quarter results Thursday, blamed the decision on the squeeze interest rates are putting on revenue. ... Read full article

The group's Wake Up initiative will include legislative and regulatory proposals, along with added resources to help members push for a level playing field. ... Read full article

The move follows similar offers from other major brokerages in the last two weeks, as the wealth management industry races to woo clients with the lowest-priced products possible. ... Read full article

Kenneth Blanco's tough comments appeared to target payments providers that offer their users anonymity. ... Read full article

The nation's largest bank is hiring former prisoners for entry-level jobs and funding a policy center whose mission will be to help adults with criminal histories reenter the workforce. ... Read full article

Jeff McMillan at Morgan Stanley shares stories of readjusting to civilian life and how he and his company help other veterans. ... Read full article

As lawmakers tackle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, any revamp must lessen risk to the mortgage system and U.S. taxpayers. ... Read full article

Fisher Investments is out more than $1 billion following Ken Fisher’s controversial remarks at a conference. Where do men pull ahead of women in promotions? Right from the start. Plus, a girls’ high school soccer team makes national news. ... Read full article

Santander Consumer is planning to attract online deposits via a national platform that could rival Goldman Sachs’s Marcus; HSBC is now in retrenchment mode after aiming for growth. ... Read full article

Regulators have long warned the credit bureaus about deceptive marketing that causes consumers to sign up unwittingly for paid monitoring services. But the practice has persisted, according to complaint data. ... Read full article

Customers of the New Jersey bank will be able to complete applications in minutes and receive funding in as little as one business day. ... Read full article

The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa, aims to hold public companies accountable for moving jobs overseas. It won unanimous support from House Democrats but attracted only two votes from Republicans. ... Read full article

BB&T-SunTrust merger closing could slip into 2020; how “the most feared freshman” is shaking up House Banking panel; consumers are split about trusting Amazon, Google with their savings; and more from this week’s most-read stories. ... Read full article

The high court will decide how much latitude a president has to fire the director of an independent agency. ... Read full article

The JPMorgan Chase CEO called Facebook's cryptocurrency project a "neat idea" but added his name to the list of industry leaders and policymakers skeptical about the plan. ... Read full article