Banking Blog

Some members of Congress are aiming to remove the voices of banking executives from the conversation at the Federal Reserve.

If you see a text message congratulating you on your new $1,000 Walmart gift card, don’t be fooled.

The Better Business Bureau advises military service members to beware of financial scams.

The CFPB is preparing new consumer-protection rules for users of prepaid debit cards.

Zynga and American Express are teaming up to produce a ‘FarmVille’-branded prepaid debit card that offers virtual rewards for real-world spending.

Pundits sometimes fault politicians for their failure to understand what one presidential candidate called “the vision thing.” That charge might not to stick to Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, judging by a recent speech in which he painted an idealistic picture of the future of financial education. “In our

The Fed announced new stress testing requirements this week, but small banks won’t need to pass the examinations.

The FDIC is figuring out how to take down America’s biggest banks should they become insolvent.

A new debit card scam is aiming to uncover financial information from Facebook and email users.

Father and son debt collectors who stole consumers’ payments plead guilty to fraud in federal court.