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Bank of America Corp.'s decision in March to drop debit overdraft fees ahead of regulatory changes seemingly came out of the blue. But that was hardly the case.

Exempt from a proposal to limit interchange fees, reloadable cards could soon gain more luster with banks.

Federal regulators and Justice Department attorneys have put banks on notice that they are serious about fair-lending enforcement. The proof is in the penalties.

Banks have long made excuses for ignoring much-needed upgrades to core processing systems, including the high expense. But the greater cost might be doing nothing at all.

With a push from agricultural lenders, farmers are adding new crops and modernizing their financial statements.

New rules governing fees and expiration dates have the industry sweating over higher costs-and potential shortages of the popular prepaid cards during the holidays.

Banks say risk management is a top priority, but most are struggling to practice it effectively. Here are six questions banks should be asking themselves.

No longer just a treasury-services extra, remote deposit capture is emerging as a key driver of e-payments strategies and a possibility for niche markets.

Corporate treasurers celebrate enhanced remittance data coming to B2B wires, but worry banks might be slow to change.

A nonprofit housing program is gearing up to rehab and prepare lender-owned homes for resale, and relieve banks of some high-cost inventory.

Energy savings, lower IT cost and improvements in technology drive renewed interest in thin clients

A Nobel laureate thinks creating a new GSE to back innovative companies is one way the U.S. can revive its creative edge.

The BAI messaging format is about to be overhauled. The format, which dates from the early days of computerized cash management, has not been maintained by the Bank Administration Institute for more than a decade.

With local economies in need of a jolt, some bankers are playing leading roles in recruiting businesses and bringing new investment into their communities

The editor of the Casey Report stirred up a small tempest in financial circles this past summer when he raised questions about the soundness of the Federal Home Loan Bank system.

The data connections linking cash management services and companies' treasury systems are frequently customized and costly to maintain or change. U.S. banks are finally responding to calls for new reporting standards.

Long days are the norm now for Pat Callahan, the executive vice president in charge of integrating the former Wachovia into the now nearly $1.3 trillion-asset Wells Fargo.

In the corporate war on the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, bankers are nowhere to be found.

In her 29 years at Northern Trust, Jana Schreuder has been part of a global expansion that turned the Chicago-based family trust-asset and custodial institution into a global wealth-management and institutional lending powerhouse.

Heidi Miller is arguably the highest-profile woman in banking, so when she speaks, people take notice. Take her keynote address at this year's NACHA Payments conference, where the chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase Treasury and Securities Services outlined "dangers."