US Banker articles from April 2007

US Banker archives from April 2007

This Month.(Editorial)
April 1, 2007

Tough Lessons for the Subprime Market...Again: That New Century finds itself in this predicament should come as no surprise. The burning question? When will the other shoe(s) drop, and how painful will that be for the industry and investors?(Statistical data)
April 1, 2007

Changing Of The Guard: Citi CFO's First 100 Days: Hike Stock Price, Earnings: Increasing transparency is also key.
April 1, 2007... Gary Crittenden, Citigroup's new CFO, has a formidable to-do list in his role, which he took up on March 12: strengthen earnings, lower the cost of funds and increase the stock price. The 53-year-old Crittenden, the former finance chief at...

Scene and Heard.(Quotation)
April 1, 2007

Making Hay While The Sun Shines.(Statistical data)
April 1, 2007

International-Rule Adoption May Harm Emerging Economies.
April 1, 2007

Noted and Noteworthy.(George "Woody" Young III resigned from Lehman Brothers)(Morgan Stanley in income tax litigation)(Work study program at River City Bank )
April 1, 2007

The LSE's Curse of Being Courted: London's premier stock exchange is struggling to steady itself after a recent spate of interruptions, including Nasdaq's bungled takeover attempt. But executives remain sanguine.(London Stock Exchange)
April 1, 2007... The London Stock Exchange is licking its wounds after a couple of attacks from American rivals, but executives vow it's solidly on track for growth. The LSE is still smarting from the Nasdaq Stock Exchange's failed $5.3 billion hostile takeover...

Experimental Marketing: ABN Amro Decides To Get a (Second) Life: Three-dimensional, virtual communities are all the rage at many mainstream firms, but so far only the Dutch bank has bought prime real estate at Second Life.
April 1, 2007

Mobile Phone Texting Rings True for HSBC: Need pinpoint accurate marketing, particularly to reach Generation Y? Banks are tiptoeing into the mobile-phone marketing waters. And soon, say observers, they'll be diving in more deeply.
April 1, 2007... Mobile-phone text messaging isn't just for voting one's favorite "American Idol" or "Deal or No Deal" contestant. Increasingly, it's for giving banks a direct line to customers, particularly those in the 18- to 27-year-old demographic, better...

AD Beat: Commercebank Turns on 'Dreams Come True' Switch: The bank's bilingual dream-like ad campaign is designed to inspire Latins' desire for a better life for themselves and their children. But does it awaken consumer loyalty?
April 1, 2007

Trading Places.(National City Bank plans to enter China and its strategy to enter)
April 1, 2007

Financial M&A Sees Third-Highest Year on Record: Mergers and acquisitions in the bank and thrift market staged a major comeback in 2006.
April 1, 2007

Mergers & Acquisitions By Region.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Top 25 Advisors' Fees.
April 1, 2007

Top 50 Advisors by Deal Value.
April 1, 2007

To Win Client Lauds, Think Free Space, Not Free Breakfasts: Community banks can no longer live off small-business customers' goodwill. They need to get creative, like lending space for client meetings and acting as a networking planner. But is it enough?
April 1, 2007

Landing the Unbanked With Lure Aiming to Build Credit: The unbanked market spends about $1 trillion a year, and banks are making a beeline for that business, particularly with prepaid cards. There are only a finite number of people, after all.
April 1, 2007

Allowance Isn't Cash Only Today.(PayJr to introduce credit cards for children)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Competition Heats Up For Retirement Accounts: The 401(k) market at large companies has become saturated. But now small businesses are more interested than ever in beefing up their retirement plans, providing banks fertile new ground to tread.
April 1, 2007

Credit Data On the Fly: For bankers with trouble luring small-business prospects into the office, BizGo's credit data via cell phone or PDA helps them make more of their field visits.(Experian Information Solutions Inc.)
April 1, 2007

Is Your Front-Line Force a Farce?
April 1, 2007