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U.S. Banker February 2006	ID Theft Insurance: Community Banks Seek To Protect Themselves Banks are taking out new insurance policies to protect themselves against the financial losses stemming from identity fraud.
U.S. Banker February 2006	Changing Attitudes on Debt Makes Planning a Must Financial literacy skills are more important than ever these days, as Americans negotiate debt at every turn. Consumers may be more comfortable with debt, says a new study, but can that be healthy?
U.S. Banker February 2006	Provident Rewards 'Primary Relationship' Loyalty A customer-retention program recently rolled out by Provident Bank has no minimum asset requirement. And even though analysts say it makes sense, it is not necessarily a slam-dunk.
OCC Bulletin February 9, 2006	Interagency Advisory on the Unsafe and Unsound Use of Limitation of Liability Provisions in External Audit Engagement Letters Final Advisory: Financial institutions should be on the alert not to enter into external audit arrangements that include certain provisions that the agencies deem to be unsafe and unsound.
OCC Bulletin February 9, 2006	OCC Bulletin Subject: Community Reinvestment Act Description: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) encourages national banks to help meet the financial needs of their customers and their communities.
Registered Rep. February 9, 2006 Kristen French	Cruz and Scully Named Morgan Co-Presidents -- With Gorman in the Wings The appointments help clear up an uncertain management picture. The arrival of James Gorman next week as retail chief reporting to Cruz should help even more. Questions still exist, though.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Robert Walberg	EZCORP: All That Glitters ... With macroeconomic conditions expected to remain bullish for the foreseeable future, EZCORP has unsurprisingly upped its guidance for fiscal 2006. Trading near its all-time high, and at less than 50% of its projected growth rate, is this stock a good deal?
Registered Rep. February 8, 2006 Kevin Burke	Merrill Brokers to Get Less Money Now, More Later--If They Stay Merrill Lynch has changed the way it pays its brokers to include more deferred compensation and less cash. The new package rewards brokers who stay a long time, while penalizing those that don't. Its aim is reducing turnover, but may also improve the firm's earnings.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 John B. Levy	A Broken Record for CMBS Market A staggering amount of income-producing real estate was sold in 2005, and spreads between commercial-mortgage yields and comparable Treasury yields tightened. Here, a panel of experts provides its forecast for CMBS volume and spreads through June 30, 2006.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006	The Lure of Low Rates Despite more than a dozen hikes in the federal funds rate in the past 18 months and consensus among industry experts that the 10-year Treasury yield is poised to climb, borrower attitudes reveal an unflappable demand for commercial real estate debt.
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