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A Chicago banker dodges blame for the Cubs' woes, a Florida bank finds a creative way to drive deposit growth, and executives at several companies jumped ship to competitors.

Median pay for CEOs at banks with less than $20 billion of assets was less than a tenth of the median amount for bosses at banks with more than $100 billion of assets in American Banker's 2012 compensation survey. Growth in pay from 2010 was roughly parallel between the two groups, however. Here are some of the most richly rewarded chiefs among the smaller banks. Pay data and ratings of the banks' pay practices are provided by GMI Ratings, a governance watchdog. Figures are for 2011.

CEO pay rose a median 16% in 2011 among a group of 160 banks despite a 23% slide in the KBW bank index. Here are some of the most highly paid bank bosses of the year. Ratings of the banks' pay practices (as of April 25) are provided by GMI Ratings, a governance watchdog.

From social media analytics to cloud computing to context-aware computing to novel means of building applications, this year's financial services innovators are pushing the envelope.

Bernanke as Fed Borg; Reductions for loans owned by Fannie and Freddie indefinitely delayed; Barbara Rehm disputes those who want to break up big banks; Other ways to pay for Obama's refinancing plan; Credit union lending bill is delayed

The photo-clipping site Pinterest is one of the newest - and most confusing - in social media. Most of the bank-themed images users share are of collectible piggy banks, but Corporate Insight says the site presents an opportunity for real banks as well.

Executives moved up at FBR, HSBC and elsewhere; PNC's Rohr and one of his favorite shareholders entertain at the annual meeting; and a few CEOs face critics and questions.

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.

Google's phones are attacked again and FIS is haunted by a year-old breach in the major security stories of the week through April 27.

Bank CEOs' commentary on the first quarter had it all. Some were candid about their motivations, some were more upbeat than others, and some wished the questions would stop.

With banks discussing a lot of potential deals but doing relatively few, many executives are turning their attention to attracting new customers and integrating what they have already bought.

Fees, branch locations and types of products offered all play a role into how much customers like their banks, according to the J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. The survey highlighted the highest-ranked banks by region.

Scammers prefer plastic and Apple's security is questioned again in the major security stories of the week through April 20.

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.

Mobile banking is quickly evolving. A few banks are ahead of the pack.

Apple gets bitten and a Japanese bank trying to ditch ATM cards for biometrics are the major security stories of the week through April 13.

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 FDIC is auctioning a collection of jewelry it inherited from the failed Tennessee Commerce Bank, marking the latest in a history of odd assets the agency has inherited through receivership. Ranging from sports franchises and film rights to casinos and taxis, the FDIC has unloaded scores of strange items over the years.

Some bank customers increasingly turn to prepaid cards and other alternative financial services, which have both advantages and disadvantages over the traditional checking account. The Pew Charitable Trust's Financial Security Portfolio on Wednesday released findings from several focus groups held with prepaid card users late last year.

Shareholders of several community banks are facing big decisions this year, including approvals for executive compensation and adding directors intent on spurring M&A. A rise in shareholder activism adds to the intrigue. Here are some smaller banks that promise to have exciting, if not explosive, annual meetings.