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U.S. Banker September 2008 Michael Sisk	Breaking Up is Hard to Do Fannie and Freddie are not only too big to fail, they're too big to leave alone in their current form. A long-term solution that involves shrinking these institutions and severing their ties to the U.S. government is desperately needed.
U.S. Banker September 2008 Rebecca Sausner	Learning to Monetize Mobile In The Land Down Under There's no shortage of hype surrounding mobile banking, and there is even some impressive early consumer adoption. But what's been sorely lacking in U.S. deployments is a revenue model.
U.S. Banker September 2008 Anthony Malakian	Your Grandfather's Bank And Darn Proud of It Sterling National Bank's intense focus on the customer, longevity and consistency make it a rarity.
U.S. Banker September 2008 Anthony Malakian	Export Opportunities Beckon Smaller Firms America's relatively cheap exports are booming and have played a critical role keeping the U.S. economy out of recession. In response, more small-business owners are looking to tap overseas markets and banks are looking to grow with them.
U.S. Banker September 2008 Anthony Malakian	Some Respect Please A new ad from American Express pokes fun at the fad of customizing credit cards in ways that might not seem all that professional.
U.S. Banker September 2008 Brian Dunn	Is Compensation a Villain Of the Credit Crisis? There is likely to be a broad and deep investigation into Wall Street's compensation plans where there is a clear mismatch between performance and pay.
U.S. Banker September 2008 Tambor & Cortez	The Perils Of Crisis Mode Risk exposure is now racing through the home equity lending industry, leaving a far different landscape for institutions to navigate. As home prices fall and delinquencies soar, lenders are scurrying into defense mode.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Is It Time to Buy the Banks? Distressed sectors needn't repel you; when you sense that sentiment is unanimously negative, it's like a signal to buy.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2008 Morgan Housel	The Banking Capital Crunch Continues By the end of 2009, banks will have to repay a record $871 billion in maturing bonds. That due date will cause quite a scramble in the banking world over the cheapest ways to roll over the maturing debt in the months to come.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2008 Morgan Housel	A Tantalizing Conflict of Interest One peculiar conflict of interest should catch investors' attention. JPMorgan Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, and Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld, both serve on the Board of Directors at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York -- yep, the same bank that facilitated the Bear Stearns transaction.
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