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Agencies explain screening of bank acquisitions
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Economy's recovery poses challenges for district banks
The Sixth District banking industry has performed surprisingly well over the last few years in the face of challenging times. What's ahead in terms of regulatory changes, credit demand and bank profitability?
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Bank consolidation affects lending in Southeastern rural markets
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Corporate governance in the spotlight
The new Sarbanes-Oxley Act reforms disclosure and financial reporting for corporations. Although only SEC-listed companies are affected, the Fed's Governor Susan Bies maintains that all banks should consider the act's guidelines.
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Is commercial banking a distinct line of commerce?
In analyzing the competitive impacts of bank consolidations, banking agencies and the U.S. Department of Justice tend to rely on the assumption that the market for bank services is local and is for services offered only by banks. This approach allows analysts to merge all products and services into a "cluster of services" for analysis of competition. Increases in types and locations of competitors have cast doubt on whether a cluster of services exists, however. ; These changes have induced the U.S. Department of Justice to do separate analyses of small business lending when analyzing ...
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Careful contingency planning can save the day
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Store branching: a part in banking's future?