Bank & Financial

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U.S. Banker December 2009 Michael Dumiak	Unmet Capacity Underscores Emerging Market Woes Financial institutions in developing countries face huge hurdles in politicking for reduced Basel II capital requirements on short-term loans. But they may open debate on competition.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Joseph Rosta	Re-REMICs Redux Buying and selling reshuffled mortgage securities, where lower-rated assets are separated from tranches, is gaining bank favor.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Anthony Malakian	Building Loyalty, One Small Loan at a Time For banks participating in an FDIC consumer-lending program, profits are secondary to developing lasting relationships.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Glen Fest	CFPA: Exemption in Name Only? As details emerged on an amendment to exempt small banks from exams by the proposed consumer financial protection regulator, some have begun to question what exactly these second- and third-tier banks have won.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Steve Bills	Tech Spending Forecast: Gloomy Stung by rising defaults and slumping revenue, more and more banks are holding off on information technology upgrades. Expect more of the same in 2010.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Anthony Malakian	Credit Unions Stay on the Attack Aggressive marketing by credit unions has helped fuel deposit growth, though community bankers say big banks remain the greater competitive threat.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Anthony Malakian	Taking the Bank for a Test Drive In the heart of the Rust Belt, First Place Bank's car giveaway is helping to renew pride in the embattled auto industry -- and driving traffic to its branches.
U.S. Banker December 2009 John Adams	If Google Competes, Will Banks Win? The Web giant is said to be developing a lead generation service to compete with the likes of LendingTree. A pricing war could work in banks favor.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Kevin Mellyn	Payments: The Lever of Bank Profitability A better understanding of the importance of payments to a bank's overall health can help bankers manage customers behavior for greater long-term profit.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Ronald S. Borod	Will Third Time Be a Charm for Toxic-Asset Solution? A small team of structured-finance professionals and distressed-debt specialists has devised a different approach to the toxic-asset problem -- Distressed Asset Restructuring Trust, or DART -- that avoids problems associated with TARP and PPIP.
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