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Saturday, November 7, 2009, as of 09:49 AM EDT
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U.S., China Team Up on Failed San Francisco Bank

American Banker | Nov 6

Officials announced the elaborate closing of United Commercial Bank Friday night in a deal involving both U.S. and Chinese regulators and a buyer poised to assume the bank's ...

Deposits May Become a New Liability

American Banker | Nov 6 | Free with Registration

Bankers are grasping to find a new conventional wisdom on deposits. The quest for core deposits was supposed to be king in the new back-to-basics, retail-driven business model.

Can 'Living Wills' Help Resolve Big Institutions?

American Banker | Nov 6 | Free with Registration

While lawmakers consider whether to require systemically important firms to draft their own advance resolution plans, the utility of such outlines is already a matter of fierce debate.

FHLB Seattle Still "Undercapitalized," Regulator Says

Designation will not allow it to redeem capital stock

American Banker | Nov 6

The FHFA said late Friday that the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle remains "undercapitalized" and will not be allowed to redeem or repurchase stock or pay dividends.

Treasury Blocks Fannie's Sale of Tax Credits

Dow Jones | Nov 6

The Treasury has blocked Fannie Mae's proposed sale of nearly $3 billion in low-income housing tax credits to Goldman Sachs Berkshire Hathaway after concluding that ...

Frank Open to Compromise on Single Regulator

American Banker | Nov 6

With Chris Dodd's draft regulatory reform legislation to consolidate banking supervision expected to emerge soon, Barney Frank suggested there might be some room to nudge ...

Source: Company filings

Weary B of A Shareholders Getting Antsy

American Banker | Nov 6

The support of shareholders — tenuous under CEO Ken Lewis this year — is vital to Bank of America. Institutional investors could be crucial allies for B of A if the government requires it to raise more capital before quitting the Tarp.

A Tale of Two Stock Offerings

American Banker | Nov 6

Alliance in Syracuse, N.Y., and Hancock in Gulfport, Miss., reported starkly different outcomes for their offensive stock offerings Friday.

Friday's Bank Stock Wrap

Banks Underperform the Market on Job News

American Banker | Nov 6

Bank stocks lost ground but were not punished too severely on the news Friday that unemployment had topped 10%.

The FinTech 100

Turning Lemons into Lemonade

In a year where there were huge structural changes and consolidation in financial services, the top 100 financial technology firms actually saw their revenue grow.

Breakingviews.com

The Fed's Latest Inaction Creates More Bubble Risk

By not even signalling an end to easy money the central bank runs the risk of further inflating asset and commodity prices and sinking the dollar.

Special Report

Retail Delivery

As transactions give way to interaction, branches adapt anew to a variety of staffing and design demands. Also: during crisis' toughest days, an incoming CEO finds voice via webcasts.

Departments

Mr. Martin is an executive vice president and the chief training consultant at NCBS, a SunTrust Banks subsidiary.Viewpoint

Avoiding Message Overload

During a period when more pressure than usual is on us to cross-sell products, the temptation to pile on the marketing is natural. But sometimes saying "less is more" has real merit.

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