American Banker Texas
Bad to Worse: OCC Sees Flaws in Dodd Reform Bill
American Banker | Mar 18The Senate bill would explicitly return to the so-called "Barnett" standard that existed before the preemption rules issued by the OCC in 2004. But the bill also contains language that ...
Chiefs Say Fed Needs Oversight of Small Banks
American Banker | Mar 18Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a vigorous defense of his agency's oversight of holding companies and state banks, rejecting a Senate bill that would strip them of ...
Prepaid Marketer Eyes U.S. Market
American Banker | Mar 17Rev Worldwide, an Austin prepaid card marketer that targets underserved markets in India, Romania, Kosovo, Australia and Mexico, is now making plans for the U.S. market.
BABs Take Texas Tollway on New Path
The Bond Buyer | Mar 17DALLAS — As a young agency with a senior debt rating at the lowest rung of investment grade, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority needed an innovative approach to finance its latest project known as the 183A Toll Road Extension.
Texas Bank Adds Fiserv's ReverseLink
American Banker | Mar 16Fiserv Inc. said Monday that American Bank of Texas in Sherman has begun using its ReserveLink deposit reclassification system.
Texas Couple Faces Wire Fraud Charges
CollectionsCreditRisk.com | Mar 16Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's office charged that a Texas couple bilked a Mississippi family out of $13,000 by claiming to be a debt settlement company.
In Other Publications
USAA Sues IRS for Tax Refund
San Antonio Express-News | Mar 11San Antonio-based USAA wants back nearly $14 million in federal income taxes it claims it was erroneously assessed over a six-year period.
State Farm Raising Texas Homeowner Rates
San Antonio Express-News | Mar 11The state's largest home insurer plans to raise rates 4.5% statewide. The company plans to launch the rates in May for new customers and starting June 1 for others as policies come up for renewal.
Foreclosures in El Paso up from January
El Paso Times | Mar 11EL PASO — Home foreclosure filings in El Paso more than doubled in February compared to January. But even so, they declined 30.8% compared to February 2009, new data show.
Fort Worth-Based Q’SO Inc. Acquired
Fort Worth Business Press | Mar 09Detroit-based Superior Capital Partners announced March 8 that it has formed Edge Adhesives Holdings, an investment platform, to acquire the assets of Q’SO Inc.
Comerica: Raising Equity to Pay Back TARP
Dallas Business Journal | Mar 08Banking giant Comerica said Monday that it planned to sell $800M in common stock to help pay back funds the company borrowed from the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program.
First Federal Is Now Washington Federal
El Paso Times | Mar 05EL PASO — First Federal Bank in El Paso and New Mexico are being being renamed Washington Federal as part of a corporate rebranding that began this year.
