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What lies ahead for the top 10 bank marriages and engagements of 2012?

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.

Royal Bank of Scotland's former investment bank head John Hourican recently told the U.K. Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards he was "very sorry [the Libor scandal] happened on our watch." Hourican, who resigned as part of the bank's $612 million settlement with U.K. and U.S. regulators, is the latest in a long line of executives to express regret over bank misdeeds. (Note: Some more closely resemble actual apologies than others.)

Beyond the follower: From facilitating more ways to shop to finding clues to consumers' whereabouts, financial services players are striving to find ways to use social media networks in more interesting ways than making friends.

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.

President Obama has given just three official State of the Union addresses (and one unofficial one in 2009), but bank policy has been a sizable part of them, particularly in the early part of his presidency. With the next State of the Union scheduled for Tuesday evening, we look at Obama's past rhetoric against big banks as well as policy proposals and how they fared.

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?

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

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.