Banks

Banks have pushed customers to ATMs and online banking for years. Now Bank of America is inviting people to come in, chat, talk with real bankers and tellers.

The consumer website Bankrate released its 2013 survey of credit unions. And it shows that credit unions have stepped up their game.

Payday lenders circumvented state laws by moving online, and in the process big banks became enablers (and potentially profited) from payday lending. Now Chase is making changes to protect its customers from payday lenders. Will other banks follow?

JPMorgan executives testified to the Senate on the company's estimated $6.3 billion loss related to risky trades and a banker known as the London Whale.

Five years after the financial crisis and banks are still "too big to fail."

The so-called 'mark-to-market' rule, put in place for transparency, made some banks' finances appear more troubled than they really were.

Bank of America had the worst score for customer satisfaction compared with its national rivals. As a group, they all lagged behind credit unions and regional banks.

JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs reported strong profit growth for 2012. But does their success reflect a stronger economy?

Many of Wall Street's biggest banks are beating profit expectations as the mortgage business comes back.