WASHINGTON
The House Banking Committee approved a financial reform bill amendment
Citing privacy concerns raised by the know-your-customer debate, the
NATIONAL/GLOBAL
Despite a tidal wave of merger activity, the assets of the very largest
COMMUNITY/REGIONAL
New Jersey-based Commerce Bancorp says it will keep expanding fast this
Preparing for 2000 is costing community banks more than expected.
MORTGAGES
James J. Florio, a former governor of New Jersey, has become the new
Congressional pressure is mounting on the Office of Management and
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
Beverly Hills-based City National's 401(k) business has a new specialty,
DIGITAL FRONTIERS
ON-LINE BANKING: Wachovia is sharpening its focus on on-line banking and
Nine additional banks joined as equity owners of Small Value Payments,
TECHNOLOGY
An outsourcing agreement still under negotiation between Republic New
MERRILL LYNCH and MIT announced a five-year agreement to create and run
CARDS
MASTERCARD is cutting its board of directors from 31 to 17 members.
MARKETS
Financial institutions issued $3.4 billion in debt, and analysts said
A federal judge in Washington refused to block a regulation that lets