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American Banker today introduces The Week's Best Quotes. This new regular feature is aimed at highlighting some of the most memorable comments that made their way into print and online stories during the previous seven days. Readers are encouraged to add their own observations in the Comments fields at the bottom of each slide.

These often-reclusive businesses manage the finances of America's affluent and occasionally compete with banks for clients and employees. These offices have interesting back stories.

Featuring credit unions’ efforts in their communities.

There's no turning back — prepaid cards have left a permanent mark on banks, card networks, alternative payment providers and more. Some might consider that mark to be a scarlet letter, but many now wear it as a badge of honor.

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 head Michael Corbat reorganized the bank's top ranks this week, after taking over in October. Here are 13 of the other executives affected.

Alvin Kang, the CEO of BBCN, has created the nation’s biggest Korean-American bank. Here are five noteworthy examples of banks where minorities own more than 51% of outstanding shares.

As Washington continues the perpetual debate over how to regulate the industry post-crisis, these leaders will likely set the tone.

A compilation of the year's favorite stories, as selected by the people who assigned and edited them. Picks exclude items that appear among Top 10 Stories of 2012, as measured by audience size.

Featuring credit unions’ efforts in their communities.

It's going to be a big year for mobile payments. Now that several mobile wallets are in consumers' hands, the companies behind them are refining their products. What do Apple, Isis, Google, PayPal and others have in mind for the near future?

Fearless forecasts from BankThink's stable of industry veterans, experts and critics.

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 KBW Bank Index, a group ranging in size from JPMorgan Chase to the $21 billion-asset Commerce Bancshares, rocketed back in 2012, outperforming the S&P 500 Index and recovering much of the ground it lost the year before. The momentum came mostly from names like B of A and Citi, whose shares snapped back after steep losses the year before.

BankThink editors Marc Hochstein and Jeanine Skowronski recap 10 of the blog's posts they found most memorable in 2012.

The worst performing bank stocks of the year didn't do all that bad. Over a six-year horizon, almost all of them have maintained their value well relative to the KBW Bank Index, a group ranging in size from JPMorgan Chase to the $21 billion-asset Commerce Bancshares. But consistent earnings and stable share prices were not enough in a 2012 where momentum came from names that snapped back after steep losses the year before.

Loan volume built on the turnaround that began in 2011. Business borrowing continued to lead the way, though momentum appeared to weaken as the year wore on. Meanwhile, other major loan categories notched gains for the first time in years, and mortgage production delivered large profits.

We revisit some of the best comments readers posted to AmericanBanker.com and BankThink.com in 2012.

2012 began with the abrupt departure of PayPal's president. Upon putting a new leader in place, the eBay unit made many key moves to adapt its operations and its product line to the fast-changing payments market.

A look back at the most-read technology stories in American Banker and Bank Technology News.