Banking Blog

Surprise, surprise: A Pew study finds payday loans are unaffordable for borrowers.

With consumers seeking a safe place for their cash and rates on CDs and savings low, the cash sitting in checking accounts is at all-time highs.

Wells Fargo will begin offering an ATM experience customized to meet account holders’ banking routines.

Does “too big to fail” now mean “too big for trial”? The Senate Banking Committee wants to know.

Americans say they’d prefer to pay a small fee every time they use their checking account rather than the monthly flat fee they pay now.

Beginning this summer, you will no longer receive mail on Saturdays. Find out how the banking industry has been a big reason for the change.

President Barack Obama looks to strengthen cybersecurity for the nation’s critical infrastructure, including banks, by signing a far-reaching executive order.

Heard enough about ‘too big to fail’? Congress hasn’t. Lawmakers will begin considering a new bill designed to eliminate the potential for taxpayer bailouts.

Executives at banking and finance companies expect higher profits and fear increased regulation, says the Financial Services Roundtable.

Banks use a combination of safeguards to protect their customers’ personal data. But customers themselves also must take a part in safeguarding their personal financial information. This means you. That’s a message from the American Bankers Association, ABA, a trade group in Washington, D.C., that represents banking companies and is urging bank customers to take