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On Wall Street March 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	All-Public Panels Approved For Arbitrations The move may be hailed by investor groups, but other industry experts are criticizing the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent approval of a rule change that allows for the option of all-public panels in FINRA arbitrations.
HBS Working Knowledge February 24, 2011 Sean Silverthorne	What's Government's Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing? The private market should be the main supplier of mortgage credit, but it should be carefully monitored using new approaches to regulating mortgage securitization. The government should play a role of "guarantor of last resort" in periods of crisis.
BusinessWeek February 25, 2011 Eric Spitznagel	The Civil War Reenactors Rise Again The 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War will make 2011 a banner year for the reenactment business. Civil War nostalgia has grown into a micro-industry, with specialty stores across the country looking to sell everything from muskets and haversacks to tents.
U.S. Banker March 2011 John Engen	Fed Up Bankers upset with a proposal to slash debit interchange fees are lobbying Congress and plotting survival strategies. Only TCF s Bill Cooper has been bold enough to take the Federal Reserve to court.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Rob Garver	Sowing Caution Though the ag sector remains strong, regulators are warning banks to avoid concentration risk - a message that is not going over too well.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Glen Fest	Uncle Sam Enlists Banks in Tax Battle Foreign financial institutions are perplexed over how to comply with a U.S. law requiring them to help in the fight against tax evasion.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Steve Garmhausen	SBA Revamps Lending for Underserved Markets After too many defaults and too little loan volume for its Community Express program, the SBA is starting over -- and excluding banks this time.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Barbara A. Rehm	Washington, We Have a Problem Bankers all over the country have the same complaints: Examiners are making increasingly tougher demands requiring corrective action on unreasonably tight deadlines.
InternetNews February 25, 2011 Kenneth Corbin	Senators Press for Net Neutrality Support Group of four Democrats appeal to Senate leadership to reject House proposals to overturn Federal Communications Commission's open Internet order.
InternetNews February 25, 2011 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft Snags New Government Clients As it continues to build out and promote its cloud computing services, Microsoft has signed up a roster of 16 new public-sector customers, including schools, tribal governments and others.
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