Topic: Independent Community Bankers of America

Banking with your local community bank is a hometown investment you can be proud of. Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) October 11, 2011 . . As many of the...
Posted on 09/22/11 at 3:18pm by Webmaster . ICBA Thanks Sen. Moran for Introducing Critical CFA Legislation in the Senate. . Washington, D.C...

Capital One, ING Direct Defend Merger

Capital One offered a defense to Congress on Tuesday, September 20, of its proposed merger with ING Direct USA, according to The New York Times.....
New York, NY, September 06, 2011 -(PR.com)- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory...

New city, tone as U.S. regulators sell bank reforms

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Fresh off a tense exchange with a ballroom full of community bankers, U.S. bank regulator Sheila Bair again tried on Tuesday to sell the benefits of the new financial reform law.This time around, she was met with ...

Warren says U.S. consumer agency on small banks' side

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The new consumer financial protection agency will help small banks compete against larger banks and other lenders, Obama administration consumer czar Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday.Small banks have expressed concern the new agency, set to open its doors ...

Bank Fees to Escalate: Trade Group

Calling the Federal Reserve's planned curbs on the fees paid by merchants on debit card purchases "government price-fixing," an industry group said...

People on the move

The article announces career development of bank executives in the U.S., including Marti Rodamaker as president at ICBA Services Network, Richard K. Davis as chairman at U.S. Bancorp, and Paul Drake as manager at Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Iowa ...
The article provides information on the result of the senior loan officer opinion survey conducted by the Federal Reserve that states that the lending standards on commercial real estate loans has been constrained by the banks in the U.S. According to ...

Movement on farm bill

The article reports on the settlement reached by the Bush Administration and Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota over the proposed farm legislation in the U.S. According to the author, the proposed farm legislation was not accepted by the government in the ...