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The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 John Rosevear |
The Joys of Credit Unions While credit unions aren't the best fit for everyone, they do offer distinct advantages -- tangible and not-so-tangible -- over big regional or national banks.  |
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 |
Banking Alternatives Investors, don't think you're stuck with Federated First Financial. You might do better elsewhere.  |
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 |
What's a Bank Really For? All banks are not created equal. Ensure yours serves you well.  |
Job Journal July 29, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Bank Teller Bank tellers have many skills, ranging from simple deposits and withdrawals to foreign currencies and commercial accounts.  |
The Motley Fool April 1, 2005 |
Shopping for a Bank? Maybe a brokerage should be your new bank.  |
AskMen.com Ian Lang |
Things Your Bank Doesn't Want You To Know Here are a few insider secrets you should know before opening a bank account.  |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Geri Smith |
In Mexico, Banco Wal-Mart Wal-Mart may soon get a bank license in Mexico, and that could have a huge impact on financial services.  |
U.S. Banker April 2008 Anthony Malakian |
Banks Offer Bonuses to Entice Consumers to Start Saving The current subprime crisis might just push U.S. consumers to once again become savers. Banks need to find innovative bonuses to drive consumer funds back into savings accounts.  |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Where You'll Find the Best Rates As customers have moved to the Internet for financial solutions, banks have paid attention.  |
The Motley Fool September 20, 2006 Ryan Popple |
Farewell to Money Market Mutual Funds For the cash portion of a portfolio, money market mutual funds once offered a valuable service and paid out an acceptable return. Nowadays, direct Internet banking offers individual savings accounts that are risk-free and FDIC-insured. They also offer better returns.  |
Bank Systems & Technology August 9, 2010 Penny Crosman |
BofA Rolls Out Online-Only Checking Account Customers must use ATMs for deposits and withdrawals and receiving paperless statements to avoid $8.95 fee.  |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2008 Mary Dalrymple |
How to Waste $36 Billion Consumers with checking and savings accounts squandered away $36 billion in fees in 2006.  |
Bank Technology News March 2007 Glen Fest |
Business Banking: Small Banks Beefing Up Commercial Capabilities Four in five community institutions say they will increase tech spending on capabilities such as cash management and imaging to attract corporate banking customers.  |
AskMen.com Terence Channon |
Healthy Financial Habits Tips ranging from automating your payments to watching your credit report.  |
Bank Technology News August 2007 John Adams |
ATMs: Pushing the Envelope, Straight into the Dustbin Wells Fargo and Bank of America are among the banks slowly deploying technology that allows for envelope-free cash deposits, a move that could shorten lines at branches.  |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Hey, Give Me My Money! Fewer check processing sites means that, for consumers, more deposit checks get categorized as "local." That means more of your checks must be deposited under the two-day rule instead of the five-day rule.  |
U.S. Banker September 2001 Diana Tejerina |
College Kids: Gimme 'Ole-Time Banking A U.S. Banker survey finds that college students are uncomfortable with online banking and are wary about credit cards. But they're wild about debit cards...  |
Bank Systems & Technology April 19, 2008 Paula Damiano |
Sterling Savings Rolls Out FSB Solutions' Teller Deposit Automation Image-Capture Solution All 178 branches of Spokane, Wash.-based Sterling Savings Bank now feature West Hills, Calif.-based Full-Service Banking Solutions' front-counter Teller Deposit Automation solution.  |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Bank of America to Customers: Get Out and Stay Out! Free checking accounts go to those who won't visit tellers.  |
Bank Systems & Technology March 31, 2005 Phil Britt |
Higher Education Hooking customers at a young age is a sure way to build future business. WSFS Bank, a subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corp. saw an opportunity to capture the business of students at the University of Delaware by providing low-cost remote channels for most of their banking needs.  |
Bank Systems & Technology May 31, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Check Imaging at ATMs Attracts Users A decline in ATM deposits has banks using new technology.  |
Bank Technology News November 2009 John Adams |
Capturing Savings On Line Branch capture is less costly for banks in terms of up-front (capital expenditure), but the back-office savings from teller capture are greater.  |
AskMen.com March 4, 2001 Luis Rodrigues |
The Truth About Bank Loans When the time comes to borrow money from the bank to buy a house, a car or start a business, people still get extremely stressed about meeting with the banking loans officer...  |
Bank Technology News March 2010 John Adams |
3. Hampden's Tellers Capture Images, Savings While most banks still turn a cold shoulder to teller capture, Hampden Bank is a happy contrarian.  |
U.S. Banker May 2011 Matthew de Paula |
New Adventures in Branch Banking More banks are thinking about not just how to redesign their branches, but how to redesign their entire branch experience.  |
Bank Systems & Technology July 5, 2004 Ivan Schneider |
The Price-Tag Mystery Even in a global economy, banking remains local.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
A Closer Look at Bank Stocks These investors must deal with unusual terms and funny-looking financial statements, but the rewards can be well worth it.  |
U.S. Banker August 2010 Alan Kline |
Banking 2020: Smartphones Rule All the hubbub about smartphones laying the decisive blow to branches is unnecessary; they can peacefully and successfully co-exist with some retooling.  |
Bank Systems & Technology December 20, 2007 Nancy Feig |
Chase Begins Converting Its ATM Fleet to No-Envelope Machines As part of an initiative to upgrade or replace 5,000 envelope-based, deposit-taking ATMs with image-based machines, Chase is rolling out 900 no-envelope ATMs.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Kicking a Bank's Tires When you're checking out a bank, don't just look for the one that's offering new customers the shiniest toasters. Here are some questions to seek answers to.  |
U.S. Banker May 2010 Matthew De Paula |
5 Ways to Optimize the Branch The branch of the future will be much leaner. But the inevitable downsizing of space and staff can be tricky. Here are some ways banks are turning less into more.  |
Bank Technology News March 2010 Karen Epper Hoffman |
ATMs Get More Connected Automated teller machines may no longer be the one-trick pony of banking.  |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
A Closer Look at Bank Stocks Learn the secrets of investing in this often-intimidating sector.  |
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Not Quite Wacky for Wachovia Wachovia is a well-run and growing financial institution. It's just not the cheapest option out there for investors.  |
Bank Systems & Technology July 1, 2005 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Branch In a Box As financial technology matures, banks are beginning to reevaluate the manner in which they utilize their ATMs. As a result, the ATMs of the future will provide users with a much richer banking experience than ever before.  |
Bank Systems & Technology August 24, 2006 Phil Britt |
Living in a Multichannel World As banks decide how to allocate approximately $6.5 billion in investments on retail channels this year, they would be wise to look at how customers use those channels, according to Karen Massey, senior research analyst for Financial Insight.  |
Bank Systems & Technology November 4, 2003 Ivan Schneider |
Fast-Track Citizens Why do people continue to use bank branches despite the ready availability of automated alternatives? Who knows? But since they do, Citizens Bank has continued to place the branch at the center of its retail banking strategy.  |
Bank Systems & Technology May 21, 2007 Katherine Burger |
Online Banking Growth Outpacing That of Call Centers, Branches, ATMs, TowerGroup Report Says According to a recent report, online banking is increasing in use at an annual rate of 27% -- compared to 7% for the call center, 1.4% for the branch and only 0.5% for ATMs.  |
Bank Systems & Technology February 1, 2007 Nancy Feig |
Commerce Bank Automates Its Tellers The bank bring its teller platform up to speed with Getronics' help.  |
Bank Systems & Technology October 28, 2004 Ivan Schneider |
Here Today ... Everywhere Tomorrow The availability of low-cost technology is driving consumer demand for high-tech branches, and banks are getting the message.  |
U.S. Banker October 2009 Hal Tilbury |
Teller Flow at the Heart of Capture's ROI In making the move to remote deposit capture it is critical that banks keep an open mind and seriously consider item capture at the teller workstation.  |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Pay Less on Your Student Loans Should you consolidate your loans? Take the time to understand all the pros and cons before you choose what to do.  |
FDIC FYI November 26, 2002 |
Quarterly Banking Profile Commercial Banking Performance, Third Quarter 2002 Gains on securities sales keep earnings near record level... Weakness in overseas operations limits industry profits... Margins improve at community banks, decline at larger institutions... Strong mortgage demand fuels growth in loans... Asset-quality problems continue to grow at large banks  |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2010 Rex Moore |
The End of Free Checking? Banks have to make up for billions in revenue somehow.  |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 |
How to Bank Online Consider online banking to save time, trouble, and money. Here are some tips.  |
Bank Technology News January 2003 Charlotte Dunlap |
CIBC Reuses As It Renews Banks are being advised to invest in component-based technology, which would permit a bank to reuse the same application across multiple business lines.  |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Get Record-Low Rates This is a great time to consolidate your student loans and save money.  |
U.S. Banker April 2010 Kate Berry |
Paying Seconds First Despite falling behind on mortgages, borrowers continue to make payments on home equity loans.  |
Bank Technology News June 2004 Holly Sraeel |
If You Want Customers To Stay, Don't Charge For Bill Pay The adage "the best things in life are free" couldn't apply more than for bankers toying with reinstating fees--eventually--for on-line bill payment.  |
Fast Company May 2002 Chuck Salter |
Customer Service: Commerce Bank Commerce Bank is one of America's best-performing financial institutions, with a stock that grew more than 2,000% in 10 years. It is also America's most convenient bank, with a fanatical commitment to "wowing" its customers...  |