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American Express is doing a lot to shed its image as the card for the elite. In recent years Amex has worked with Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, video game companies and other new partners to win the favor of young adults.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

M&T CEO Robert Wilmers packs a punch in his annual letters to shareholders. Here are some of the highlights of this year's missive.

At Celent's Innovation and Insight Day last week in Boston, the research and consulting firm handed out 21 Model Bank Awards based on several criteria, including degree of innovation, business benefits derived and technology or integration excellence. These seven projects were the favorites of Sean Sposito, who attended the event.

The most notable quotes from American Banker stories of the previous week. Readers are encouraged to add their own observations in the Comments fields at the bottom of each slide.

From the National Banking Act signed by Abraham Lincoln all the way to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the structure of the bank regulatory system has been a work in progress. Here are some of the biggest laws of the last 150 years.

VISIONBank in Fargo, N.D., has converted a former restaurant into an eye-catching branch where customers are invited to sit by the fire, play with the dog, grab a soda from the fridge and make themselves at home.

A selection of images featuring credit unions’ efforts in their communities.

The 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, produced by the mobile operators group GSMA, was the launching point for many significant payments initiatives.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

This week, the most senior JPMorgan Chase (JPM) executives spent six hours airing their plans for growth – and retrenchment. Here are some of the strategies Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and his top lieutenants discussed.

Scenes from CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference

The most notable quotes from American Banker stories of the previous week. Readers are encouraged to add their own observations in the Comments fields at the bottom of each slide.

Market Rates Insight recently evaluated deposit pricing in the nation's five largest metropolitan markets. Here is a quick look at how competitive banks are for liquidity in the most populous U.S. cities.

It was a quiet week in Washington last week, with lawmakers out of town for President's Day. But the threat of sequester continues to hang over Capitol Hill, and regulators are making plans about what to target next. Following are the top five stories in Regulation and Reform last week:

BTN editors Penny Crosman and Mary Wisniewski have selected the ten most progressive mobile banking apps, taking into account application features, design and ease of use.

A selection of images featuring credit unions’ efforts in their communities.

Today’s modern payment systems have their genesis in a number of older ventures that plied everything from the Web to biometrics to enable digital commerce. Some are gone, and some have evolved unrecognizably into their current form. Here’s a look.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo hauled in the most medals in Corporate Insight's annual comparison of banks' websites, but smaller players such as KeyBank and Ally Bank also made an impression.