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U.S. Banker December 2001 |
Deposit-Equity Balance Earlier this year, banks were pleased to see a healthy inflow of deposits, those low-cost funds that help keep interest-rate margins strong. Many banks have been reporting increases of more than 10% over the previous year... |
Bank Technology News March 2002 David Rountree |
Technology Spending Persists in Downturn Other industries' IT investments may remain essentially flat in 2002, but banks' will keep rising, albeit at the slowest rate in several years... |
Bank Technology News March 2001 David Rountree |
Up Today, Up Tomorrow Banks appear determined to sustain their leadership in technology as the virtual world creates ever new real-world threats to their traditional business models. |
U.S. Banker April 2002 |
Tougher On The Big Boys Being bigger is not necessarily better for corporations seeking loans from their banks. A study by the Association for Financial Professionals indicates that banks are putting heavy pressure on their biggest borrowers to throw more business the banks' way. Or else: No credit... |
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
The Credit Crisis Has Increased Scrutiny on Trade Finance The global credit crisis has emphasized the importance of cash management while intensifying the spotlight on corporate governance and banks' risk management practices |
Wall Street & Technology June 13, 2007 Melanie Rodier |
Are Banks Meeting the Cash Management Needs of Middle Market Businesses? Data shows midmarket companies want their banks to provide cash concentration, positive pay and foreign exchange capabilities online. But currently only the biggest banks tend to offer these services. |
Bank Technology News February 2002 David Rountree |
Technology Vendors Challenged to Demonstrate ROI -- Now With the economy's performance remaining tepid at best in early 2002, selling hardware, software and IT services to banks will be a tough job for even the larger players in the industry... |
Bank Technology News April 2008 Anthony Malakian |
Young Folks Ask Banks: Where's the Love? The youngest customers are the least loyal and the most willing to switch to new financial institutions. What can banks do to change this? |
U.S. Banker March 2006 Michael Dumiak |
Sagging Confidence: Bankers' Mood Plunges On Economy, Sector in '06 According to a new survey, just 38 percent of bankers are optimistic about the industry, down from 73 percent last year. |
U.S. Banker June 2007 Lee Conrad |
Top Banks Focus on the 'E' in ROE A list of the top 200 Community banks ranked by 3-Year Average ROE. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 21, 2008 Jim Eckenrode |
Exclusive TowerGroup Research Report: Bank Tech Spending in 2008 In light of the current market turmoil, North American banks appear to be approaching technology planning and budgeting for 2008 with caution. |
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 David Conroy |
Corporate Clients Increasingly Looking to Banks to Mitigate Trade Finance Risks How can banks pursue growth opportunities in global trade finance in, for example, emerging markets? What technology investments must banks make to meet these new demands? |
U.S. Banker March 2006 Michael Dumiak |
Community Bankers Face A Slew of Issues This Year Based on a round of interviews with bankers, regulators and industry associations, the executives who run America's community banks have a host of concerns this year, both legislative and economic. |
U.S. Banker May 2002 Mark Bruno |
Digital Imaging Picks Up Steam Banks across the nation suddenly are working very hard to implement the long-promised technology of check imaging... |
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. |
Bank Technology News January 2007 John Adams |
Trustworthiness: Customer Loyalty Stems From Competence How important is security? New research says consumers hold banks to a higher standard than other retail business when it comes to safety and overall staff and institutional competence. |
U.S. Banker January 2008 Anthony Malakian |
Turning Up the Volume On 401(k) Conversation Investment firms have made a strong push into banks' domain and these institutions need to start pushing back. |
U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad |
Association Consolidation Doesn't Worry Small Banks A planned merger between the ABA and the ACB prompts the question of whether a larger size or a hyper focus is the best way to lobby Congress. It also raises the issue of how the ICBA will fare. |
Bank Technology News August 2001 David Rountree |
Surveying the Online Banking Channel Once seen as the best thing since sliced bread, Internet banking is taking its place as one key channel among several customer touchpoints... |
U.S. Banker March 2008 Anthony Malakian |
Bankers Bemoan Elimination Of Popular Merit Program Given the popularity of the Merit program among community bankers, they were none too pleased to hear the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. made the controversial decision to eliminate it. |
U.S. Banker May 2007 Lee Conrad |
Community Banks Struggle To Know 'Indirect' Clients Indirect channels to customers, particularly check-cashing services, reduce a bank's control of the customer and exposes it to potential money laundering. New products are stepping in to help. |
Bank Technology News December 2007 |
Scoring Banks' Compliance With FFIEC Guidelines Compliance with FFIEC guidelines brought out the worst in many bankers. So how did banks do in terms of compliance? |
Bank Technology News April 2001 David Rountree |
Customers Blast Service in Exit Poll at Branches A consulting firm recently button-holed U.S. bank customers as they were leaving branches of major institutions on both coasts and the Midwest. The results of the poll are enough to make a marketing executive weep openly... |
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Capital Ratio Fever Just as blood pressure and heart rate are vital measures of physical health, capital ratios are vital measures of the health and solvency of banks. Right now, those vital signs reflect a sick industry that's getting sicker. |
Bank Technology News July 2001 David Rountree |
Banks' Embrace Gains Urgency Sure, staff meetings are no fun in a testy economy, but at least "contact" efforts have a pulse... |
U.S. Banker July 2007 Lee Conrad |
Community Banks Reporting Greater Pressure to Use BI Community banks are seeing lower prices for business-intelligence products, though they're weathering more competitive pressure from big banks. But BI also helps small banks be better banks. |
U.S. Banker October 2001 Mark Bruno |
Questions About Aggregation Experts are asking whether investments in aggregation technology are paying off. Is your bank burning money by investing in aggregation? Some experts say yes... |
Bank Technology News May 1, 2008 Michael Grebb |
The War to Keep Compliance Talent Financial institutions wade through an ever-deepening regulatory swamp, and therefore an escalating war for compliance talent. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 1, 2007 Jim Eckenrode |
2007 Bank Technology Forecast: Challenges and Opportunities Some of the more critical and far-reaching priorities bank technology and business leaders will need to address in 2007: fraud detection, security, analytics, and SOA technology. |
U.S. Banker March 2006 Michael Dumiak |
Value of Bank Deals Plunged in 2005 The number of M&A deals remained relatively flat last year, but their combined value fell through the floor. This year is not looking a lot better, but 2007 holds some promise, say analysts. |
U.S. Banker August 2001 Robert A. Bennett |
A Clear Perspective Needed at FDIC But the new chairman has shown little indication he has one. In fact, he seems to oppose his predecessor's view that reform should be achieved in a single package. |
Bank Systems & Technology September 28, 2005 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Open for Business Amidst the chaos following Hurricane Katrina, at least one entity had its act together - the financial services sector. Even before the floodwaters began receding, banks in the disaster zone were working to restore operations. |
Entrepreneur September 2007 Carol Tice |
New Bank in Town The recent boom in community banks could mean better lending options for entrepreneurs. With modest assets, these smaller banks can't serve corporate giants, so they prefer entrepreneurial businesses. |
Bank Technology News November 2007 John Adams |
Small Biz/Small Bank: Losing Out In Their Own Back Yard New research that's found that larger banks are processing small business loan applications much faster than community banks - a pace that can't be explained by their size advantage alone. |
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 Mike McDonough |
Centralized and Single-Platform Operations Reduce Overall Trade Finance Risk Banks with centralized operations and banks with all of their operations on a single platform will have a distinct advantage because there is lower operational risk generally associated with these structures. |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Banker, Broker, or Both? Be careful to figure out which hat your bank's employee is wearing. The key to dealing with bank-based brokers is to know exactly what you're being offered at all times. |
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2006 Katherine Burger |
What an Experience How can banks achieve growth and customer-retention goals when the products and services they offer are highly commoditized? |
Bank Systems & Technology February 29, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Health Savings Accounts Present Huge Opportunity to Banks Several bankers discuss the benefits to banks of providing health savings accounts to customers. |
Bank Technology News December 2007 |
Small Business: Taking Small Biz To The Web -- Again Two reports this year on small-business Website usability and effectiveness, found that while many banks are revamping their sites, most are still spinning their wheels. |
Bank Systems & Technology April 28, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks Prove Top Performers in Call Center Study Banks are tops when it comes to their call centers, according to a new study. |
U.S. Banker August 2001 Bennett & Hackett |
Co-Prosperity, the Backbone of Community Banking Ranking community banks based on return on equity and growth in per-share earnings. |
Bank Technology News April 2001 David Rountree |
Customers Rule Today Long before the Internet, the customer was said to be king. But the Net appears to spell certain, if slow, death for banks that don't act accordingly... |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Seth Becker |
What Can We Do? The financial crisis shows that we must manage our own affairs -- responsibly and with restraint -- or someone will do it for us. |
CFO October 1, 2006 Fink & Durfee |
The 2006 CFO Survey of Trends in Banking Finance executives' concerns about the banking industry. |
The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
What the Heck Is Investment Banking, Anyway? A look at what investment bankers actually do and the firms that are involved in the business, along with their stock ratings. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 24, 2007 Nancy Feig |
Survey Finds Technology Spending to Increase A survey of bank executives find most planning to increase technology spending. |
U.S. Banker March 2003 Michael Sisk |
Ranking the Top M&A Advisors Competition is fierce in the down economy. Sandler O'Neill did 24 deals, but Goldman's two deals were far larger. Boards of Directors are seeking out investment bankers earlier when thinking about a merger and demanding more from them. |
U.S. Banker June 2007 Lee Conrad |
Banks' Insurance Operations: Are Painful Lessons Paying Off? Banks clamored for years for the right to underwrite and sell insurance, but few have proven adept at it. There are signs of progress, however, as some banks embrace the brokerage side and gain revenue. |
U.S. Banker February 2007 Andrew Reinbach |
Still Smarting From Flat Yield Curve, Startups May Sell Out in '07 Startup banks have had to be more than nimble in 2006, and only the lucky ones will survive this year. But the luckiest may be those that find a buyer-quickly. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 2, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Acquisition Obsession Results In Bank Deposit Growth Deposits have been dropping off at U.S. banks for years. And according to a recent study, there is no one technology or formula that banks can follow to reverse the trend. |