Bank & Financial

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

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U.S. Banker June 2003 Michael Dumiak	Clock Ticks for Cleveland's Key Henry Meyer plays it cool, betting he's built a team that has a chance to win. But it's not all up to him.
U.S. Banker June 2003 Holly Sraeel	At the Six-Month Mark, 2003's Still a Nail-Biter No matter how you slice it, 2003 is a swing year. Which way it swings is what has most industry players wringing their hands -- and looking over their shoulders.
U.S. Banker June 2003 Michael Sisk	Feeding Frenzy Roving schools of activist shareholders are looking for slow-moving small fry to sink their teeth into. By the time the prey at community banks knows what's happening, it could be too late.
U.S. Banker June 2003 Mark Bruno	FDC-Concord: Done Deal? The duo would control 70 percent of PIN-based debit
U.S. Banker June 2003 Robert Kapler	Getting Serious About Check 21-Finally The average check is handled 12 times, so check image technology could sharply reduce error rates. But choosing a system depends on a bank's specific needs.
OCC Bulletin June 5, 2003	International Activities of National Banks; U.S. Activities of Federal Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks Notice of proposed rule making rules, policies, and procedures for corporate activities; international banking activities
Knowledge@Wharton June 4, 2003	Pump and Dump: Analyst Bias and Corporate Financing A new study by Wharton accounting professor Scott Richardson and two colleagues suggests that, even if most sell-side analysts don't lie, they are so overly upbeat that their forecasts of corporate earnings and stock-price targets are hardly more accurate than falsehoods.
OCC Bulletin June 3, 2003	Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) This bulletin transmits a joint final rule published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2003, that requires all banks to establish procedures to verify the identity of customers. The final rule implements section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act.
Registered Rep. June 3, 2003 Will Leitch	Brokerage Chiefs in Spitzer's Sights When New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced the $1.4 billion settlement of the securities conflict of interest case in April, his office warned that it was "the beginning, not the end." Wirehouses are finding out, in a big way, that he wasn't kidding.
Registered Rep. June 2, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Vermont Judge Rules Against a Merrill TRO A federal judge in Vermont has ruled against Merrill Lynch's attempt to prevent two former brokers from contacting clients they held while at the firm.
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