Ally abandons credit card business for point-of-sale loan model

Ally Financial hopes its $190 million purchase of a medical lending company will push its point-of-sale capabilities to other retail sectors.

By Dan Ennis • July 19, 2019

FASB's delay of credit-loss standard not enough, banks say

Banks and credit unions want FASB to do more than just delay new CECL accounting standards; they want the standards revisited.

By Robert Freedman • July 17, 2019

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President Donald Trump’s reelection was predicted to yield loosened regulation. But tariff volatility and economic uncertainty has thrown a wrench into an expected boom in mergers and acquisitions.

By Banking Dive staff

More banks, credit unions to cover pot-related businesses

The product's federal designation as a Schedule 1 drug has limited banking options for cannabis dispensaries and the industries' ancillary businesses.

By Anna Hrushka • July 11, 2019