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Fifth Third and other small banks give CEOs big raises
Most of the controversy about excessive CEO pay has been around the big banks--the likes of Goldman Sachs ( NYSE: GS ) and JPMorgan Chase ( NYSE: JPM ). It's fair to say that the big banks have really responded with reasonable pay packages that passed a review in some cases by the pay czar Ken
Banks enter brave new credit card world
And so it has come to pass.
Much of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 is now in effect, bringing forth a slew of much discussed changes and pushing the credit card industry ( credit card news) to enter new terrain. At the same time, the Fed is preparing its own set of rules and processes
Why big banks can't win
When it comes to customer satisfaction and reputation, it's hard for big banks to win. This has long been evident in the customer satisfaction research by Forrester. Large banks tend to fare poorly, and this year was no exception. Bank of America ( BAC ), Chase, Capital One, TD/Commerce, Fifth T
Big regional banks now in the spotlight
Late last week, the Treasury began briefing top banks about the results of the so-called stress tests. The early word seems to be that no bank is in imminent danger of collapse and that most have the capital to ride out the current situation. But the concern has always been a worser-case scenario,
Time to go beyond PCI?
The PCI DSS standard was released back in December 2004 and was quickly hailed as one of the most important private-industry data security standards ever developed. Over the past few years, however,
Will Barclays make a move for a U.S. firm?
That Barclays will buy a big U.S. bank is one of those standing rumors. They never seem to come true, but no one is quite willing to discount the idea altogether. As the credit crisis unfolded, many thought it might come to the table to rescue some banks. Bob Diamond, the bank's president, tells t
Shareholders paying for banks' sins
Banks have been a capital raising binge of late. Banks big and small are busy issuing more stock, of various types, and cutting their dividends--even as they look for big investors. Fifth Third and KeyCorp were among the regional banks that joined the trend recently. Things likely will get worse a
Regional banks sharing the misery
Most of the recent headlines have focused on the global banks--the likes of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. But regional and near-regional banks are suffering as well. The mortgage situations at these banks are not healing themselves and the rumor-mill is active. Wachovia, of course, has been a
