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U.S. Banker February 2010 Paul Davis	Holding Pattern for Borrowers Most bankers insist that they would make a lot more small-business loans if not for two key hurdles beyond their control: Many business owners seeking loans are risky credits, and creditworthy borrowers aren't too eager to add debt.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Bonnie McGeer	Credit Crunch Helps Credit Unions By playing up how they can help create jobs, credit unions are gaining momentum with their effort to increase the cap on member business lending.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Glen Fest	Pursuing a Tinier Target Banks have been slow to leverage small-business analytics, but Synovus is cashing in on a fresh intelligence trend.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Matthew de Paula	Good for Business Understanding that they are only as healthy as the communities they serve, banks are using their marketing prowess to help clients sell everything from burgers to bikes.
U.S. Banker February 2010 John Engen	Florida's Long Road to Recovery The Sunshine State was battered by the real estate bust, causing a wave of bank failures. The upheaval is reshaping the banking landscape as more regionals move in, but they ll need patience because conditions are likely to get worse before they get better.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Michael Dumiak	The Neuroscience of Money: Finding How Traders Tick Researchers are using neurology, genetics, biology and physics to build hypotheses about financial behavior. What can bankers and regulators learn from the results?
U.S. Banker February 2010 Steven Sloan	Community Banks Sound Off on Pay Plan The Fed wants more control over executive pay, but many are arguing that smaller institutions should be exempt from the proposed rules.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Matt Ackermann	The Rise of the Megafund With more banks expected to shed fund units to raise capital, deep-pocketed investment managers are poised to get even bigger.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Scott Anderson	Not Just Hype -- Small Business Means Jobs Bankers are stuck between Obama's wishes and regulators heightened caution over extending credit to small firms. Meanwhile, the recovery stalls.
U.S. Banker February 2010 Louis Hernandez	Six Ways to Attract and Retain Small Businesses Many healthy small businesses have had their credit lines cut even though there is no real change in risk for that business. At the same time, however, banks do not need to focus solely on credit.
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