DEFYING PREDICTIONS that bankruptcy reform was dead for the year, the
THE FEDERAL RESERVE is pursuing novel measures to help banks comply
REACTIONS on Capitol Hill to passage of the financial reform bill last
LOAN APPLICATIONS were on the rise in late October as many borrowers
SILICON VALLEY Bancshares' stock has risen faster than any other bank's
COMPASS of Alabama is furthering its westward expansion with a deal to
GE CAPITAL has agreed to buy J.C. Penney's private-label credit card
SECURITY FIRST TECHNOLOGIES, considered a bellwether of Internet
THE SEC is considering a rule change to reflect a shift in brokerage
THE FUND TRACKING company Lipper named Sarah Dunn, a Reuters executive,
MOST STOCK ANALYSTS are optimistic that mergers stemming from the
THOUGH CONSUMER spending has been surging, bankers should note that the
FINANCIAL STOCKS finished the week on a high note, buoyed by favorable
