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Chip-and-PIN cards and their contactless counterparts were under a microscope in the big security stories of the week through Feb. 2.

Industry execs spent the past month grousing about fourth-quarter results while expressing conflicting views on M&A and banking’s future.

Jan. 20 to Jan. 26: Hacking into cameras and smartphones to steal bank data; financial fraud volume rises; and more.

Jan. 13 — Jan. 19: Visa pushes back on PIN for chip cards; what a shoe retailer's breach says about the state of data security; and more.

A warning about Zeus malware; banks consider teamwork in the fight against fraud; an alleged ID-theft ring with low-tech methods gets busted; and more.

It was a bad year for bank stocks, but some bucked the trend. Here are the top six performers in the KBW Bank Index.

It was a bad year for the KBW Bank Index. Here are the six names that led the way down.

The year just ending was a rough one for banks. From new regulatory burdens, to legal woes to the high cost of doing business, the bumps along the way are graphically illustrated in American Banker's most popular stories of 2011. Following are the top 10, in ascending order as measure by page views through midday on December 27.

When are banks going to start lending again? In 2011, it turns out, though the growth was exclusively in business loans as real estate and consumer portfolios continued to shrink.

Banks and merchants have been building their defenses against hackers for years, but it hasn't been enough. They were still the targets of several major breaches in 2011, affecting millions of consumers.

The largest banks face massive mortgage problems in 2012, including litigation, falling home prices and regulatory changes that are expected to cost them billions of dollars.

The year in bank M&A fell short of expectations in terms of volume, but it produced plenty of drama, policy fights, antacid moments and a few victories.

Regulators and lawmakers set to have a significant impact on banks next year.

It was a tough year both for bankers and their backers. Here are 10 who had a particularly difficult time as strategic moves backfired, legal woes mounted and unforgiving markets dealt out costly setbacks.

The ten most intriguiging technology companies in the financial services space.

Since 2008, six states have accounted for 61% of the nation's bank failures. Here are the states with the most failed banks over the past four years.

The past year was a mixed bag for banks. Some found success in picking up market share, or in finally putting federal bailouts into rear view. Others encountered fresh challenges, from run-ins with regulators to the realities of a still-fragile economic recovery. Here are 10 bank CEOs worth watching in 2012.