Bank & Financial

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

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CRM April 2003 Ellen Ullman	Retail Banking When the two-person research department at Chicago's BankFinancial wanted to streamline its marketing efforts, it turned to SPSS Inc.'s Clementine.
Registered Rep. March 28, 2003 Ross Tucker	RIAs Lower Fees, Pull In More Clients Poor market conditions and the resulting competitive environment forced Registered Investment Advisors to lower fees in 2002, according to a survey.
OCC Bulletin March 27, 2003	Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) Program This document explains the circumstances under which qualifying institutions may seek federal sponsorship for the TSP Program.
FDIC FYI March 26, 2003	Derivatives Risk in Commercial Banking Derivatives serve an essential role in the U.S. and world economies but also present certain risks to the deposit insurance funds. This article explains what these risks are and describes how they are managed within commercial banking.
Registered Rep. March 24, 2003 Ross Tucker	Lining Up Behind 529s With the tax benefits of 529 college savings plans set to expire in 2010 several financial services firms have announced the creation of a lobbying group to make sure that Congress does the right thing -- making the tax-free savings programs permanent.
IDB America March 2003 Charo Quesada	Microlenders make the grade Why microfinance institutions are volunteering to be audited and rated based on criteria from the world of commercial banking
Bank Technology News March 2003 Michael Grebb	Banks dig in along the war's new front line in a high-stakes bid to stop money laundering Renewed federal efforts to stop money laundering and terrorist financing have strapped the banking industry with potentially more paperwork, obligations and record-keeping burdens than at perhaps any time in its history.
Bank Technology News March 2003 John Carroll	A U.S. Boom Lays in Wait A funny thing happened on the way to the wireless banking revolution in the United States -- only a handful of users showed up.
Bank Technology News March 2003	By The Numbers Gone are the days of insurance agents sitting at kitchen tables with clients to talk business. With insurance companies selling more bank products, not only has such a delivery model become impractical, but it's also become too expensive.
Bank Technology News March 2003 Mark Bruno	An ATM with a Room to Sublet Key's "Agent Bank" program opens the field for small institutions wanting to expand their network of fee-free ATMs.
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