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Faced with a litany of legal and regulatory woes, JPMorgan Chase has vowed to minimize wrongdoing and tighten internal controls. But with financial incentives unchanged and regulators on the warpath, virtuous talk may not be enough to prevent more troubles.

Receiving Wide Coverage ...Where in the World are the London Whale Traders? The latest developments in the London Whale investigation may not make for a catchy a cappella tune, but the timing of a grand jury indictment and possible charges against the JPMorgan [JPM] traders at the focus of federal authorities' criminal investigation may hinge on the whereabouts of Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout.

Ever have most of your members just pack up and leave town overnight? That's just one of the challenges of being a CU serving the military and one of the challenges the Defense Credit Union Council tries to help its member CUs to meet.

Walter Laskos, a PR specialist, explains how credit unions are assisting in the 'Battle of the Budget.'

Bill Lehman, VP Portfolio Consulting with CSCU, provides strategies to help maintain and build interchange revenue.

International regulators concede capital rules are too complex.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

The Hill newspaper has named 18 of Washington's biggest power brokers who are most likely to influence financial policy decisions related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act this fall.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice have launched an investigation into PNC Financial Services for possible discrimination on the pricing of certain mortgages.

Consolidation is needed to help the economy because there are too many banks, argues the author, a longtime bank investor. Many parties benefit from deals, and any return for the seller is better than producing poor results or being seized by regulators.