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Bank Technology News July 2005 Glen Fest	Data Losses: Cardsystems Takes A Bullet After Breach Visa and American Express bid adieu to the processor, unable to forgive the firm for the compromise of customer data and flouting association rules. Was that fair-and is anyone next in the firing line?
Bank Technology News July 2005 Glen Fest	Cards: Biometrics Stalled Amid The Hype Shortfalls in fingerprint technology are curbing widespread adoption of biometric-based payment systems. However, a handful of small projects are moving forward, thanks to the technology's buzz.
Bank Technology News July 2005 John Adams	Lead generation: Mortgage lenders Go Customer Fishing The lures that institutions such as Wachovia and the Loan Page are using to attract new real estate customers are plentiful, including web chats, credit matching, and Internet cross marketing.
Bank Technology News July 2005 Glen Fest	On-Line Banking: Access to Funds Can Be Immediate Wachovia is the latest of the big banks to introduce immediate opening and funding of on-line accounts. Vendors are hoping for something to click with small banks soon.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2005 Jason Ramage	The Banks of the Caribbean One small bank looks poised to grow in Puerto Rico. W Holding is not only the best-managed company among its peers, but also sells at the greatest discount.
Registered Rep. August 15, 2005 Kevin Burke	SEC Nabs Brokers for Pirating Squawk Box Info The SEC has charged four brokers and a daytrader with cheating investors through a fraudulent scheme to eavesdrop on confidential order flow information, enabling them to "trade ahead" of large orders at more favorable prices.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2005 Rich Smith	A Tale of 2 Generals in Russia France's Societe Generale follows in GE's footsteps, and buys Russian banking concern DeltaCredit.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	More Than Meets the ING Mediocre reported numbers mask the banking-and-insurance group's underlying strengths. Even though second-quarter results weren't completely clean, ING shares still may be worth considering.
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Peter Coy	Piggy Bank -- Or House Of Cards? As downpayments shrink sharply, highly leveraged homebuyers may be in for a fall.
Registered Rep. August 12, 2005 Kristen French	Morgan Pink-Slips Brokers, Clients Reassigned New Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack made his first big move on Morgan's rank-and-file this week, instructing branch managers to dismiss approximately 1,000 brokers.
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