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June 3-5, 2013
InterContinental Miami, Miami, FL
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Cost-Effective Management Intelligence for Bankers
The latest monthly reports from credit card issuers provide more evidence that loss rates will stay abnormally low longer than thought just a few months ago.
Margin compression once again overpowered loan growth in the first quarter, sapping banks’ traditional source of revenue.
In three years of “say-on-pay” votes since Dodd-Frank, investors have widely acquiesced to double-digit increases in bank executive compensation.
Small banks’ perch in small-business lending is being steadily eroded by large, credit-card issuing competitors.
Buyer: Capital One (COF)
Target: ING Direct
Date: 6/16/11
Price tag: $9B
Costs soared at Capital One in the first quarter partly because of M&A expenses from this hard-fought deal and another one, but CEO Richard Fairbank has said gaining ING Direct's "very, very loyal customer franchise" and online expertise will prove a worthy investment.
