Recently added articles from US Banker:
Consolidation Will Happen, But It Will Take a While; One banker said he won't do any deal that might jeopardize the bank's standing with municipal and commercial depositors.(Commentary)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Byline: Alan Kline, Editor-in-Chief A popular game in banking circles these days is guessing how many banks will be left a few years from now when the financial crisis is, presumably, behind us. Some experts are predicting that the total will fall to about 6,500, ...
AD BEAT: The Color of Small Business; A vibrant ad campaign helps a small Maine bank capture more commercial customers and wins it an award, to boot.(Marketing)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Byline: Anthony Malakian Sometimes the best marketing campaigns start with a specific goal. At the height of the financial crisis in 2008, Norway Savings Bank in Maine saw an opportunity to steal small business customers from larger competitors that were preoccupied ...
Wachovia's End.(Cover Story)
Nov 01, 2009 ... A year has passed since the teetering Wachovia Corp. called off an expected merger deal with Citigroup and opted instead to accept an offer from Wells Fargo. The broad events leading up to-and through-those decisive moments are well know to many in the industry, but the behind-the-scenes ...
Ambassadors for Growth; With local economies in need of a jolt, some bankers are playing leading roles in recruiting businesses and bringing new investment into their communities.(Main Street: Economic Development)(Conference news)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Byline: Glen Fest Andy Montgomery seemed a fish out of the water - or desert, really - as a guest speaker at a global investor gathering in France this summer. Here was the chairman and co-founder of a small bank from California's arid Coachella Valley sharing the mike at the ...
How to Reach Hispanics: Give Them Credit; Listen up bankers. A specialty finance firm in California is winning over unbanked consumers with simple, small-dollar loans.(Progress Financial)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Byline: Marissa Fajt James Gutierrez believes he has found the key to reaching unbanked Hispanics - credit. "In this country not having a credit score is like not having a face," says Gutierrez, whose San Jose company makes loans to Hispanic customers with little or no credit ...