DES MOINES, Iowa - (02/24/06) The Iowa CU League namedwell-known lobbyist Patrick Jury as its new president/CEO,effective July 1. Jury has been the Iowa leagues chieflobbyist for the past 12 years. He has won two different bankbattles on a credit union tax with the bankers and he has built aname for himself in national credit union politics by buildingstrong ties to Iowas powerful congressional delegation. Jurywill succeed Tom Griffiths, who retired after the last 21 years asleague president and 33 years with the league.
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The activist investor HoldCo Asset Management alleges that Comerica and Fifth Third used a "flawed" process to arrive at a $10.9 billion merger agreement. On Tuesday, a Delaware judge said she will hold a hearing to determine if the banks omitted material information in their public disclosures.
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The New York Stock Exchange disclosed the news on Monday of the sudden passing of its head of International Capital Markets.
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Bank of Marin Bancorp in Novato has sold a big chunk of low-yielding securities, replacing them with investments that should produce significantly more income.
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The Supreme Court won't consider Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka's case alongside a similar one involving the Federal Trade Commission when it hears oral arguments in early December.
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The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a final rule Tuesday that softens leverage demands for the biggest and most systemically risky banks and lowers the community bank leverage ratio to 8%.
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New guidance from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released Monday afternoon would streamline Bank Secrecy Act exams for community banks. The agency issued a separate request for information on consolidation and contracting power among core service providers.
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