ATLANTA - (02/22/06) -- Georgia Telco CU said Tuesday it haspurchased a 3PAR InServ Storage Server to use in conjunction withthe Oracle 10g data processing system. The combination of the twosystems will reduce costs by as much as 50%, while improvingefficiency of the credit unions database storage. The new databasestorage system is being demonstrated at Oracle's Enterprise StorageCenter in Atlanta.
American Banker research finds that while more than 30% agree buy now/pay later is good for banks and consumers, the majority of respondents are unconvinced.
The Iran war's disruptions have sent oil prices jumping, but drillers are far more disciplined than they were a decade ago.
Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., have released compromise language on stablecoin yield for a long-awaited crypto market structure bill, clearing the way for a markup in the near future.
The FDIC moved quickly on Friday to sell $288 million in assets Community Bank and Trust – West Georgia to Anchor Bank, but the sale announcement leaves the fate of $27 million in uninsured deposits to be determined.
Market watchers think Jerome Powell will maintain a low-key presence on the Fed board as he awaits the release of an inspector general report examining cost overruns at the central bank's headquarters.
Banner Bank is poised to merge with Bank of the Pacific in an all-stock deal valued at $177 million. The two Washington-based commercial banks both have branches in Washington and Oregon.
