Community Banking - Diving into Debt Pools?
Community banks have been slow to embrace the debt-guarantee component of the FDIC's liquidity enhancement program, because issuing debt can be expensive. But that could change now that investment banks have come up with an alternative: debt pools that resemble those established for trust-preferred securities.
MARKETING
Crisis Shining a Spotlight on Deposit Strategies
Banks such as Bank of the West and BNP Paribas are attempting to boost deposits at a time when fear and anxiety is putting bank-customer relationships in motion.
LEGAL/REGULATORY
Taking a Dip: Pools Offer New Liquidity Option
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s two-pronged plan for injecting liquidity into the banking system has gotten a mixed response so far from community banks.
PERSPECTIVE
How to Profit from the Flight from Megabanks
Between writedowns, bailouts, and reorganizations, big banking companies are struggling to regain a sense of normalcy, but their perfect storm is a perfect opportunity for ...
