Consumer banking
Author David Wolman discusses why mobile money has taken off in Africa and India and how it can happen here.
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Alabama's BancTrust Financial has abandoned a bid to raise private equity funds. As bank-acquirers circle, a deal could say a lot about the state of M&A.
March 26 -
Green Dot's Steven Streit on why nontraditional players such as his company will continue to dominate the prepaid card market.
March 23
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Government refinancing programs like Harp 2.0 are forcing banks to staff up refinancing units to handle a surge in demand.
March 23 -
American Banker editors Neil Weinberg and Harry Terris discuss how Basel III capital adequacy requirements are causing major upheaval in the servicing market. Under U.S. regulators, even more changes are on the way.
March 22 -
Moving toward fully electronic payments is a matter of public health and social justice, according to author David Wolman.
March 21 -
Green Dot CEO Steven Streit discusses the growing consumer acceptance of reloadable prepaid debit cards.
March 20 -
Mortgage bondholders are crying foul and lining up their lawyers over losses they would incur if servicers write down investors' holdings.
March 20 -
Union Bank's deal to buy Pacific Capital is making the U.S. Treasury's decision to a quick write-down on its investment in the target on look like a shrewd choice.
March 19 -
With the economy gaining momentum and bank balance sheets improving, bankers gathered in Florida this week for the annual Best Practices in Retail Financial Services Symposium showed a sharp top-line focus.
March 14
