Bank & Financial

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U.S. Banker March 2011 Christopher Windham	China Matters Although a major player in the global economy, China is a burgeoning market that has, until recently, proven difficult for US and European banks to exert influence in.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Rob Garver	Sowing Caution Though the ag sector remains strong, regulators are warning banks to avoid concentration risk - a message that is not going over too well.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Sean Sposito	Using Gift Cards to Sell Investments Encouraged by how prepaid cards helped sell banking services to the underbanked, an investment manager is planning to use similar cards to sell its products to the underinvested.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Ken Paterson	Debit Rewards: A Farewell Portrait? As banks and credit unions face a significant reduction in interchange revenue under the Durbin amendment in the Dodd-Frank Act, debit rewards will certainly come under scrutiny in coming months.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Glen Fest	Uncle Sam Enlists Banks in Tax Battle Foreign financial institutions are perplexed over how to comply with a U.S. law requiring them to help in the fight against tax evasion.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Jeremy Quittner	Banks Band Together Social media forums allow community banks to share information on compliance and other topics.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Andrea McKenna	Smart Multicultural Tactics Pay Off American Express uses special promotions, online marketing and insight from its own employees to create effective and inexpensive campaigns targeting niche ethnic markets.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Bonnie McGeer	Slam Dunk BBVA Compass Bank targets sports fans with a commercial that looks like an NBA promo.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Glen Fest	Baby Steps into the Cloud Despite worries over data security and 24/7 access, cloud computing attracts more banks with cost savings and improved efficiency.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Steve Garmhausen	SBA Revamps Lending for Underserved Markets After too many defaults and too little loan volume for its Community Express program, the SBA is starting over -- and excluding banks this time.
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