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JPMorgan Chase’s CEO will have the misfortune of catching a significant amount of fallout from the MF Global mess.

A common mistake that financial institutions make is simply spamming social network pages with automated messages and promotions. The key... is to engage and be genuine.

As part of your 2012 Credit Union Checklist, just a helpful reminder to make sure you've got December 21st circled. That's the day the world will be ending in a fiery, cataclysmic apocalypse, according to the Mayan Long Count Calendar. So if you're, say, planning a data processing conversion, you might want to put it off until Dec. 22, just in case.

Credit unions garnered a priceless store of goodwill and good press because of Bank Transfer Day. We must not squander it. It is thestrict adherence to our prudent business model and commitment to our members' financial well-being which led to this grassroots outpouring of support.

As non-profit 501 (c) 3's around the country make a mad dash for end of the year donations, it gives me some pause for thought about the whole nature of "giving."

Has the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with over 500 employees and growing like cancer, actually protected any consumers yet? Well, next best thing. It garners headlines nearly daily in lobbying to gain full powers by getting Cordray confirmed. Dodd-Frank says the CFPB must have a confirmed director to fire from all barrels.

Fearless forecasts for bank risk management in the new year.

Fearless forecasts for bank regulation and reform in the new year.

World of Warcraft players are willing to buy security tokens at $6.50 a pop. Why aren't bank customers?

The narrow, specialized definition of risk we have used for the past quarter century has facilitated risk modeling at the cost of excluding an entire category of risk.