NATIONAL/GLOBAL
THE MERGER of Wells Fargo and Norwest enters its final stage as the
IN ITS FIRST full public quarter, Goldman Sachs reported $638 million
COMMUNITY/REGIONAL
A SAN FRANCISCO niche bank that rejected several offers to sell a year
CALIFORNIA's Silicon Valley Bank has established a lending division in
MORTGAGES
HOME EQUITY: Centex of Dallas has emerged as a force in home equity
COUNTRYWIDE's second-quarter earnings were up 12%. Page 7
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
BARCLAYS Global Investors is lending its index fund expertise to a new
WASHINGTON
THE OCC warned banks that interest income will continue to shrink over
TECHNOLOGY
VENDORS to the banking industry are rolling out software applications
CITIBANK has hired two nonbankers to manage key areas of its global
ON-LINE BANKING
WELLS FARGO and American Express have selected software for electronic
SMART CARDS
GEMPLUS has filled its largest smart card order ever in the United
Electronic Commerce
THE ABA's first Future Payments conference seemed mired in an identity
MARKETS
SOME INVESTORS braved the turbulent market to buy shares in a handful