Bank & Financial

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FDIC FYI	FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Assessing the banking industry's exposure to an implicit government guarantee of gses
OCC Bulletin	Accounting for Loan and Lease Losses The guidance addresses recent developments in accounting for loan and lease losses and provides a listing of current, authoritative sources of generally accepted accounting principles in this area.
Registered Rep. February 27, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Regulators, Industry Still Divided On Mutual Funds David Brown, bureau chief of investment protection in the New York Attorney General's office, said insurance companies who sold mutual funds wrapped in variable annuities, along with banks and law firms, may end up becoming targets of Eliot Spitzer's ire in coming months.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2004 Bill Mann	Showdown: Greenspan vs. Fannie On Tuesday Greenspan followed up on a Federal Reserve report from last month, stating before Congress that government-sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would threaten the economy if they were allowed to continue to grow apace.
Insurance & Technology February 19, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell	AXA Agent Front-End Launch Webstation application gives financial advisors fingertip access to comprehensive sales-related information and functionality.
Insurance & Technology February 19, 2004 Ivan Schneider	FS Industry Undervalued? The financial sector could surpass $12 trillion by 2013, the report says, as long as earnings growth and strong demand continue as expected.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Bill Mann	End of the Specialist System? SEC investigations and electronic trading may spell the end of an era. Specialist firms line up to settle with the regulators.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Dayana Yochim	Lenders Looking for Commitment Credit card courting is getting conservative. Should you settle down? Courting fresh customers has become too costly. Cardweb.com says that issuers spend anywhere from $80 to $200 to land a single new account.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Brokers' New Blood E*trade reports its daily average revenue trades are higher by 39% for the month - its heaviest amount of trading in three years.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Bill Mann	Barclays Rejects Providian British banking giant Barclays has cut off its acquisition talks with U.S. credit card company Providian Financial. The big British bank didn't like the purchase price, or Providian's balance sheet.
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