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David Stevens, president of the Mortgage Bankes Association (Image: Bloomberg News)

Industry Warns Market-Risk Plan May Harm Small Banks

Banks and their representatives raised a host of issues with a proposal to reduce banks' reliance on credit ratings, including that it may end up capturing small banks.
Regulators Unveil Plan to Remove Credit Ratings from Capital Requirements
Regulation & Reform
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Breaking News

Regulators Close Two Midwest Banks 07:20PM ET

Housing Prices to Continue to Slide, Fed Survey Predicts 04:18PM ET

Hana Financial to Acquire Stake in a Los Angeles Bank 04:00PM ET

Fannie Hires Wells Executive to Head Customer Strategy 11:58AM ET

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TD Outsources ATM Management to Diebold 11:14AM ET

Tennessee Start-Up CapStar to Buy American Security 09:58AM ET

Dick Evans, chairman and chief executive officer of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

Texas-Based Frost Bank Switches Charters, Citing Dodd-Frank Act

After 100 years of having a federal charter, Frost says new reform law has increased the value of state regulation.
Two-Decade Trend Squeezes Choice from Dual Banking System
How Two Small Banks Dominate Big Markets
States Campaign for OTS-Chartered Thrifts
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Community Banking

BankThink

Mergers & Acquisitions

Is the Bank Merger Wave Finally Building in the Heartland?
About half of the deals in January were in the Midwest, and there have been a few more since — but some key ingredients for "the wave" are missing.
Merger Wave Will Swell in 2013 to 2015 as Weak Banks Succumb, Firm Predicts

Consumer Finance

Image: Debbie Fogel
'Walking Across a Minefield': Regional Banks Have Mortgage Problems, Too
Bank of America and its largest rivals are hogging most of the mortgage-mess headlines. But smaller banks are also struggling to resolve problems from their high levels of delinquent loans.

Regulation & Reform

Sen. Spencer Bachus (Image: Bloomberg News)
Bachus Faces Congressional Probe: Report
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics — news that comes at an uncomfortable time, since Bachus is currently in the midst of a re-election fight.

Community Banking

New Jersey Bank Still Dealing with Jailed Investor
Liberty Bell Bank has filed to form a bank holding company in a move that some observers believe could finally address longstanding issues with its former chairman.
In Pictures: Battles Brewing with Activist Investors?
Delaware AG Beau Biden (Image: Bloomberg News)

Banks Could Owe Military Borrowers Millions Under Settlement

The $25 billion multistate mortgage settlement requires banks to conduct an extensive review of foreclosures against military borrowers, and could cost millions more in compensation.
That $25 Billion Settlement? It's Just the Beginning
Details Emerge on $25B Mortgage Settlement
Justice Starts Compensation Process for Servicemembers Affected by B of A Settlement
Regulation & Reform

Consumer Finance

William Galvin, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (Image: Bloomberg News)
B of A Subpoenaed by Massachusetts Over CLOs
Massachusetts' top securities regulator has asked Bank of America to turn over documents related to two collateralized loan obligations.

Community Banking

Eric Sandberg, president and CEO of the Texas Bankers Association
Texas Banking Group Pushes for Sale of Ailing Credit Union
The Texas Bankers Association is irked about a he National Credit Union Administration's decision to infuse $60 million into the otherwise insolvent Texans Credit Union.

American Banker Magazine

A Challenging Question
There have always been regulatory impediments to the pursuit of profit, but bankers are increasingly worried about how to preserve the self-determination they have left.

Bank Technology News

Tech-Savvy C-Suites
In some banks, IT is an order taker. In these banks, the CEO realizes the importance of technology to the company's success and the CIO is a valued member of the executive suite.

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17th Annual Best Practices in Retail Financial Services Symposium
March 11-13, 2012
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March 14-16, 2012
Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
6th Annual Mortgage Servicing Conference
April 17-19, 2012
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, Dallas (Irving), TX
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