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BusinessWeek December 30, 2009	Watered-Down Reforms The House proposal looks weaker than the plan the President proposed this summer.
BusinessWeek December 30, 2009 Jesse Westbrook	Why the SEC Keeps Backpedaling New Chairman Schapiro could be caving in to business pressure.
BusinessWeek December 30, 2009 Keehner & Kelly	Developer Steve Ross Is Snapping Up Failed Banks The real estate billionaire's SJB National Bank has the blessing of the FDIC, which needs investors to help make banks profitable again.
Registered Rep. December 30, 2009 David A. Geracioti	Government Regulators Are Not Gods The concept of some elite, enlightened government committee monitoring systemic risk, guiding the economy is as ridiculous as Obama's health care plan.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2009 Russ Krull	Back to Square One for Wells Fargo Now that Wells Fargo has repaid TARP, what can investors expect?
The Motley Fool December 30, 2009 Chuck Saletta	The Real Reason Banks Aren't Lending The Federal Reserve set the Federal Funds Rate at around 0%, giving banks an opportunity to borrow at essentially no cost. Only the most financially healthy companies can easily get loans.
Registered Rep. December 29, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Principal-Protected Notes Not So Protected, FINRA Says. In a regulatory notice this month, FINRA warned firms offering structured products not to overstate their level of protection or their potential returns.
Bank Technology News January 2010 John Adams	IT Spending Forecast:Spring Thaw? A few bright spots aside, looking for big time increases in IT spending will be like wishing for a home run derby during the dead ball era-a case of hope outpacing reality, with spending in most business lines flat or seeing nominal growth for least another year.
Bank Technology News January 2010 John Adams	Spending on Treasury, Data and Risk: The Sun Will Shine Brightly Big banks are chasing treasury management treasure around the world, and that means lots of dollars for IT to come up with new projects and platforms to make it easier for payers and billers to access automated corporate payments.
Bank Technology News January 2010 Michael Sisk	Texting The Call Center Many banks offer text-based alerts around account balances, but two-way interactions are generally limited to transactional information; and capabilities have not progressed much in the past year. Now there are signs that consumers are growing disenchanted.
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