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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.

Hear retail banking leaders, newsmakers, innovators and veterans share their best practices at the 18th Annual Best Practices in Retail Financial Services Symposium, March 13-15, 2013 in San Diego, CA.

Problem assets, rival bids, unyielding regulators - these are just a few things that spell disaster in bank mergers and acquisitions. The highlights and lowlights of canceled deals in recent years.

What did mobile wallets look like before Apple and its peers invented the consumer smartphone market and launched App Stores to distribute systems like Passbook, Isis and Google Wallet?

The most memorable 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.

The month of January closed out on a week of surprises, with an unexpected change near the top of the OCC, and a lawmaker's unanticipated push for a new structure at that agency in addition to the CFPB. Following are the six stories you didn't want to miss:

What they lack in deep pockets, small banks often make up for in agility and a willingness to try new technologies. Bank Technology News presents the top community bank IT projects of 2012.

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

It's shopping season in the payments industry. Just last month, Ingenico, ACI Worldwide and Fidelity National Information Services announced separate acquisitions. Many other companies have bought their peers in recent months.

U.S. banks have shed tens of thousands of jobs in recent years. Still, even those that are pruning staff in some areas are ramping up in specific business lines or markets to generate new revenues. Here's a look at who's hiring and where.

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.

The Harbaugh brothers have become a key theme for this year's Super Bowl. Banking has also had its share of sibling combinations over the years.

Many of the nation's largest financial institutions lowered their spending on lobbying the federal government in 2012, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. Although data is only available through Dec. 4, 2012, the reports suggest that year-end spending will be down significantly from 2011. That trend may reflect lower expectations for major legislative changes during a presidential election year.

With the start of a new year has come a flurry of personal financial management (PFM) announcements to whip banking customers into better financial health.

The most memorable comments 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.

Several pieces of banking-related legislation that were introduced — but not enacted — during the 112th Congress are due to make a repeat appearance in the just-begun 113th Congress. Here are some bills expected to get reintroduced, including everything from restructuring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, reforms to stabilize the Federal Housing Administration and required disclosures of privacy notices.

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

Mainstream consumers are still slow to adopt newer payment technology, but several cities are pushing ahead of the rest of the world.

A look at what the past record of Mary Jo White, the nominee to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, says about her future dealings Wall Street.

Some banks have money to spend on deals. But many buyers are busy digesting past deals or wary about tight margins and the economy, executives said in fourth-quarter earnings calls.