Bank & Financial

Magazine articles on banks, brokerages, and credit card companies.

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U.S. Banker August 2004 John Engen	Conquerors, Come All Capital-rich foreign banks are scouring the U.S. in search of targets to offset tough growth prospects at home. Someday soon, the notion of banking as a merely national, not global, endeavor might seem quaint.
U.S. Banker August 2004 Lee Conrad	At Mid-Tier Banks, Low-Cost Deposits, Strict Cost Controls Reign Supreme As top-line revenue has felt the pressure from falling interest rates over the past few years, banks have driven down their cost of funding as much as possible in order to maintain net margins.
U.S. Banker August 2004 Matthew de Paula	Military Banking: Financially Distressed GIs Look to Banks for Help Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are hitting customers harder than banks realize, and the ripple effect is likely to be felt by the families of U.S. soldiers around the globe.
U.S. Banker August 2004 Karen Krebsbach	Loyalty Cards: When Clients Spend, Nonprofits Shall Receive COMMUNITYsmart claims to be the first automated loyalty, rewards and philanthropy platform for banks.
U.S. Banker August 2004 Matthew de Paula	Can Credit Cards Star On the Silver Screen? Visa and American Express are among the first financial services firms to experiment with embedding products in TV programs and movies, blurring the line between ads and entertainment.
Bank Systems & Technology July 29, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran	KeyCorp Keeps It Clean Bank detects and prevents technology problems as an ongoing strategy to maintain quality service.
IDB America July 2004	IDB Promotes Revitalization and Urban Development in La Paz, Bolivia The bank approved a $28.5 million soft loan for a program promoting revitalization and urban development of the municipality's historical center to attract and foster economic activities there.
IDB America July 2004 Enrique V. Iglesias	Intel Was Once a Start-up Latin America's microentrepreneurs deserve more attention---and assistance. These kinds of investments can yield big payoffs for society.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2004 Phil Wohl	Prudential's Success Continues The leading financial institution shrugs off the terror threat and produces results.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	CheckFree's Profitable Payments The electronic payment company swings to full-year profitability.
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