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National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 John B. Levy	Higher Rates to Crimp Borrowing It was the calm before the storm in June -- literally and figuratively -- as the commercial real estate market prepared for an onslaught of securitizations, and coastal areas braced for the start of hurricane season.
OCC Bulletin July 19, 2006	Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering The attached advisory aims to help U.S. financial institutions better guard against an increasingly prevalent money laundering threat involving the smuggling of bulk U.S. currency into Mexico.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	TCF Marks Time For a midsized bank that's supposed to be in trouble, TCF Financial is doing all right. But a better yield curve would do wonders for the business. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Tom Taulli	Jefferies Finally Stumbles The investment-banking business can be uneven for middle-market firms. However, Jefferies is distinguished by the diversity of its platform. Investors, take note.
Registered Rep. July 18, 2006 Kevin Burke	Merrill's Brokerage Unit Records Huge Second-Quarter Gains Merrill's global private client group (GPC) registered a pretax earnings increase of 53%, to $701 million, in the second quarter ending June 30, up from $457 million in the same period in 2005.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Discover Learns to Network After its agreement with First Data, Discover will be accepted at small- and medium-sized merchants. This latest initiative looks like a step in the right direction. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	U.S. Bancorp: Cheap Is Still Beautiful Mercilessly wringing costs from the system benefits shareholders. U.S. Bancorp may not be shockingly cheap, but it is trading below fair value.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	TD Ameritrade's Got It Made The discount broker can thank a timely purchase for another strong quarter. Investors, take note.
Registered Rep. July 17, 2006 John Churchill	Research Still a Problem, NASD Fines Three Firms Fines issued to Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley are the result of the firms' failures to review and certify proper disclosure of price target valuation methods and risks, despite repeated warnings from NASD.
Fast Company July 2006 Ian Wylie	Talk to Our Customers? Are You Crazy? David McQuillen's "experience immersion" is forcing Credit Suisse to think differently about its clients.
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