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Smaller banks may decide now is a good time to go public and raise capital for acquisitions and other growth opportunities.
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'It's like turning around an aircraft carrier that's out of control,' Iowa Attorney General Tim Miller said of the national mortgage settlement. 'It's difficult but possible.' (Image: Bloomberg News)

AGs Give Banks Passing Grade in Foreclosure Settlement, Rebuff N.Y.

The rift involves a disagreement over how aggressively to enforce servicing standards contained in the multi-state mortgage settlement.
N.Y. AG Revising Foreclosure Settlement Complaint Against B of A, Wells
N.Y. AG Faces Tough Task in Suing Servicers
N.Y.'s Action Against B of A, Wells Likely to Draw Other States
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JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon (Image: Bloomberg News)
JPMorgan's Next Three Hurdles
Now that shareholders have agreed to let Jamie Dimon keep both his jobs at JPMorgan Chase, the chairman and chief executive must resolve several pressing issues. Among them: succession, board composition and mounting regulatory scrutiny.
Reputation Dented, Dimon Prevails in JPM Vote

BankThink

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To End Big-Bank Subsidies, Fix the FDIC's 'Off' Switch
Until a mechanism to shut the biggest and baddest is well in place, the prospect of taxpayer bailout will distort financial markets and handicap competitors, writes Karen Shaw Petrou.

Regulation & Reform

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (Image: Bloomberg News)
Republicans Sharply Criticize CFPB Over 'Qualified Mortgage' Rule
Lawmakers blasted senior officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday, arguing they were too rigid with recently finalized mortgage rules that could choke off access to credit.

Retail Delivery

Old Branch Designs 'Are Toast': Umpqua's Ray Davis
Umpqua's CEO expects banks to focus on customer service and building smaller branches in the years to come.
More Banks Plan to Add, Not Subtract, Branches
Umpqua Keeps Testing New Ideas
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew (Image: Bloomberg News)

Treasury's Lew Aligns with Fed, Big Banks in TBTF Debate

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Tuesday that lawmakers should hold off on further legislative reforms to the financial system until Dodd-Frank is fully implemented, echoing recent remarks from top Federal Reserve Board officials and large bank executives.
Fed Ready to Raise Capital Standards If Too-Big-To-Fail Remains Unsolved
Regulators Must Stay the Course on Too Big to Fail, Fed's Stein Says
Regulation & Reform

Community Banking

Mark Jaindl, a Pennsylvania banker who is aiming to put three people on South Street's board
South Street Prevails in N.C. Proxy Battle
Mark Jaindl, a Pennsylvania banker, fell less than 100,000 short of shaking up the board at the parent of Home Savings Bank.
Suit Says Thrift Wrote Rule To Keep Investor Off Board

BankThink

Clifford Rossi is the Executive-in-Residence and Tyser Teaching Fellow at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Guess What? Basel III Oversimplifies
For all their analytic complexity, the Basel capital standards simplemindedly view each type of risk in isolation. In reality, an increase in one type of risk may lower another.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Brian Stephens, national leader of KPMG's banking and capital markets practice
Reg Worries Divert Bank Execs from Growth, M&A Efforts
Organic growth, dealmaking and innovation are taking a backseat to compliance, bank executives told KPMG in a new survey.
Growth-Minded Banks Scratch for Advantages, Let Deals Wait

American Banker Magazine

How the Best-Known Bankers in Town Stay Connected
We've profiled six bankers who raise the act of connecting with their communities to an art form. They are from different institutions in different parts of the country, and each has a different story.

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