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  • The Fed Cracks Down on Overdrafts [View article]
    Good point on the default choice and the opt in/opt out confusion for the consumer. One would think that the principles in books like... More »
    Comment by Tom Jacobs
    Nov 13 21:39 pm |
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  • The Fed Cracks Down on Overdrafts [View article]
    I'm not so sure this is the best way to tackle this. If you don't get a 'courtesy clear' and pay the O/D fee, you end up having a... More »
    Comment by Silentz
    Nov 13 13:29 pm |
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  • The Fed Cracks Down on Overdrafts [View article]
    Here come the bank failures that the "little guy" will have to pay for anyway then...even if he never had an overdraft.
    Comment by User 502527
    Nov 13 09:38 am |
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  • Will Small Banks Replicate Big Banks? [View article]
    Sorry but I don't agree. Having only a small amount of large banks that are tightly regulated beats having a bunch of loosely regulated... More »
    Comment by Maxe Paul
    Nov 13 09:16 am |
    Rating: 0 -2
  • ETF Update: Taking Another Look At the Banks [View article]
    Jeff, Why pick KRE when in your rankings, above, KCE ranks higher? Technically, they both look weak short-term to me. KCE put in a... More »
    Comment by Jeff Diercks
    Oct 19 08:46 am |
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  • Regional Bank ETFs Showing Signs of Life [View article]
    Interesting article; thanks.
    Comment by stink726
    Oct 9 15:31 pm |
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  • Regional Bank ETFs Showing Signs of Life [View article]
    Has anyone managed to look at the portfolios of the two ETFs and then go down each company to see if they have TARP funding?
    Comment by learnmoney
    Oct 9 12:08 pm |
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  • Bank Failures Forecast to Increase This Year [View article]
    Like Badgolfer I wonder what this affect will be on the overall economy. Is main street insulated? FDIC yes but let's say 400-500 banks... More »
    Comment by Freedom Thinker
    Oct 7 10:19 am |
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  • Barclays Financial Services Conference: Things Sound Pretty Darn Bullish [View article]
    and just think RF was forced into a dilutive capital raise b/c of the stress test. Thanks alot for nothing!
    Comment by Stone Fox Capital
    Sep 27 18:24 pm |
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  • John Pattow on the CFPA and Small Banks [View article]
    Wasn't most the mortgage fine print eliminated in the Fed's re-regulation of mid 2008? Isn't the CFPA largely redundant at this point?
    Comment by THofler
    Sep 15 01:35 am |
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  • John Pattow on the CFPA and Small Banks [View article]
    A good article, and I'd highly recommend that any readers take the time to read what the author wrote on the link to The Atlantic's... More »
    Comment by Old Trader
    Sep 13 12:34 pm |
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  • M3 Funds: U.S. Banking Sector Remains Undercapitalized [View article]
    At the time this idea was presented, FNB was at $9. Now it's at $7. Thanks! On May 08 06:07 PM sethmcs wrote: > Funny I am... More »
    Comment by District Banker
    Sep 10 14:35 pm |
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  • Bank Failure Friday Comes Early [View article]
    A Radical Solution for America's Insolvent Financial System The core problem of the United States' banking system (and maybe the world's... More »
    Comment by Mansoor H. Khan
    Sep 10 05:49 am |
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  • Five Bank Failures: September 4, 2009 [View article]
    thanks for keeping track. more to come and big hole in SA's front page. this IS the news but no public official or even this media... More »
    Comment by LKofEnglish
    Sep 7 23:29 pm |
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  • Five Bank Failures: September 4, 2009 [View article]
    Failed Banks Total Goes to 89 in 2009 and 114 since 2008. Check all the failed banks in 2009 at... More »
    Comment by pravin404
    Sep 7 18:29 pm |
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