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The Motley Fool March 13, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Capital One Opens Up Its Wallet Buying North Fork Bank brings Capital One a well-run source of low-cost funds. It's always dangerous to extrapolate big trends from a single deal, but one wonders if this is the beginning of the long-awaited consolidation in the banking industry. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Solid Base for Bank of America While trying to grow in every direction at once, the financial firm still has a good business. With so many large banks trading at seemingly low valuations, it's pretty tempting to say that not much is expected out of this industry over the next six to 12 months.
Bank Systems & Technology September 27, 2004	Viva Standards! Proprietary interfaces are out, and common message standards for banks (and their clients) are in.
Bank Technology News March 2007 Glen Fest	Business Banking: Small Banks Beefing Up Commercial Capabilities Four in five community institutions say they will increase tech spending on capabilities such as cash management and imaging to attract corporate banking customers.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Rich Smith	Rob Banks the Easy Way There's no need to rob or even invest in banks to get rich. You can accomplish that just as easily by investing in companies to which banks willingly hand over their money. Take a look at online banking.
Bank Systems & Technology January 30, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	City National Bank Appoints Rodney Banks VP of Commercial Banking Services Rodney Banks, new executive VP and manager of commercial banking services at Los Angeles-based City National Bank, says customer relationship management solutions are more vital now than ever before.
Bank Systems & Technology March 29, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Sticking With the Tried and True The days when large U.S. banks could sustain their old core systems on the IT version of life support are numbered, according to TowerGroup.
U.S. Banker August 2004 Lee Conrad	At Mid-Tier Banks, Low-Cost Deposits, Strict Cost Controls Reign Supreme As top-line revenue has felt the pressure from falling interest rates over the past few years, banks have driven down their cost of funding as much as possible in order to maintain net margins.
U.S. Banker June 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Tapping, Keeping Top Talent Is Tough, But Worthwhile What does it take to find and keep the best banking professionals? The key, not surprisingly, is compensation. If banks can meet this challenge, the prize is all theirs.
Bank Systems & Technology February 1, 2007 Art Gillis	2007: In Your Dreams This author has been telling it like it is in the banking technology industry for 36 years. Here, he offers his unique outlook for 2007.
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Bank Technology News October 2007 Glen Fest	Small Business: Adapting Retail to Digital Biz Apps Progress is being made in adapting consumer features into the small business realm, rather than using stripped-down corporate banking tools.
FDIC FYI July 9, 2004	Bank Branching Trends and Prospects of Key Banking Sectors A summary of three reports released today that represent the fourth installment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Future of Banking Study.
Bank Technology News November 2001 David Rountree	Importance of Online Banking While generally satisfied with the services they're using today, corporations are on the lookout for more and better Web banking capabilities...
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Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Size Matters To stave off a purchase by more-efficient and better-capitalized European banks, can U.S. banks manage an operational turnaround in time? For institutions that have been built through M&As, that's a questionable proposition.
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The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Phil Wohl	Revenue Rising for Regional Bank Regional banks are earning loyalty by producing steady results. Blending big banks with smaller banks in your core holdings will help you strike a balance that will alleviate some of the inherent risks associated with rising interest rates.
Bank Systems & Technology August 1, 2007 Nancy Feig	Banking Customers More and More Mistrustful of Financial Institutions It's not just security breaches that are causing consumers to lose faith in their financial institutions. Consumers in general are more demanding, and this attitude spills over into the relationships they have with their banks.
U.S. Banker March 2002 Robert A. Bennett	Paying the Price Ethics in banking have taken a dive, and it is in the best interest of those who have been engaging in questionable practices to clean up their act...
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Bank Systems & Technology May 25, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Corporates' Wishes Are Banks' Commands Between industry consolidation and the entrance of new players in the market, banks have their work cut out for them when it comes to serving business customers and meeting their demands.
U.S. Banker November 2007 Lee Conrad	In Pay Raises, Small Banks Outpace the Broader Industry According to America's Community Bankers' annual compensation survey, chief information officers/chief technology officers saw an 11.2 percent increase in their base salaries at community banks between 2006 and 2007.
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Bank Technology News December 2005 Lee Conrad	Service-oriented Architecture: First Tennessee Makes A Service Play First Tennessee is among the banks that are using integration and simplification of various core systems to achieve improved relationships and customer service capabilities.
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U.S. Banker November 2002 Karen Krebsbach	Citigroup's Big Bet on China China is the final financial frontier for U.S. banks, as the country's protectionist measures begin to dissolve under WTO membership. Citibank, which has been offering corporate services on the mainland since 1902, is poised to grab a large share. But will being the early bird pay off?
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