Bank & Financial

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BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Assif Shameen	Indonesia: A Scandal That's Almost Welcome Does a probe of suspect loans at Mandiri prove Indonesian reform is for real?
IDB America April 2005	IDB Supports Sustainable Tourism in Honduras The Inter-American Development Bank approved a US$35 million soft loan to Honduras for a national sustainable tourism program designed to promote an industry with strong potential for boosting hard currency inflows, economic growth and employment.
OCC Bulletin May 6, 2005	Notice of Comptroller of the Currency Fees for Year 2005 The purpose of this issuance is to inform all national banks and federal branches and agencies of revised fees charged by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for year 2005
OCC Bulletin May 6, 2005	Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Interagency interpretive guidance on providing banking services to money services businesses operating in the United States.
InternetNews May 5, 2005 Roy Mark	How Broad a Data Breach Disclosure Law? ChoicePoint and Bank of America throw support behind national disclosure law as Congress mulls the details.
Bank Systems & Technology May 4, 2005 Ivan Schneider	Does Money Need a Passport? The U.S. Treasury has been considering the prospect of accessing banks' logs of international money transfers. Certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act have made this line of inquiry possible without further legislation, and it's a logical extension of the aims of the Act.
Bank Systems & Technology May 4, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran	Co-Branded Cards Take Flight Consumers' preference for co-branded credit cards has grown significantly in the past couple of years, adding momentum to card usage, according to a recent report.
U.S. Banker May 2005 John Engen	Brand Envy Lured by fat profits, new charters and technology, commercial companies are branching out into banking. But none has the potential to do more damage to banks than Wal-Mart. Can traditional banks compete with this retailer?
U.S. Banker May 2005 Lee Conrad	The Big Guys Had A Good Run Last Year. But don't expect it to last. Median return on equity last year topped 15 percent as many banks rode the fumes of the mortgage boom -- which is now fading. This year and next will be tougher.
U.S. Banker May 2005 Michael Dumiak	The Thousand Cuts When financial services firms look to venture abroad, politically motivated violence goes right to the top of how to consider disaster planning and daily operations. But it's much more likely that banks will face more basic risks -- like petty corruption, natural disasters and disease.
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