Slower Loan Growth Dumps Ice on January’s Index of Banking Activity

Banking News – Slower Loan Growth Dumps Ice on January’s Index of Banking Try
&nbspThe banking diligence’s pace of additional room, which had shown signs of accelerating in late 2012, appears to have lost momentum.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/slower-loan-growth-dumps-ice-on-january-s-index-of-banking-try-1057160-1.html

Slower Loan Growth Dumps Ice on January’s Index of Banking Activity

Banking News – Slower Loan Growth Dumps Ice on January’s Index of Banking Try
&nbspThe banking diligence’s pace of additional room, which had shown signs of accelerating in late 2012, appears to have lost momentum.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/slower-loan-growth-dumps-ice-on-january-s-index-of-banking-try-1057160-1.html

Specialists to review report into HBOS failure

Banking News – Specialists to review report into HBOS failure
&nbspThe Reserves select group wants to make sure the Fiscal Air force Power and its successor bodies clarify fully what went incorrect at the failed bank
FT.com – Banks – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b200562c-81b5-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_banks%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Flushing in N.Y. Completes Bank Conversion

Banking News – Flushing in N.Y. Completes Bank Conversion
&nbspFlushing Fiscal in Lake Success, N.Y. is now a bank. The $4.5 billion-asset company said Thursday that it had also merged Flushing Savings Bank and Flushing Money-making Bank to make a money-making bank chartered in New York.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/flushing-fiscal-completes-bank-conversion-1057158-1.html

Flushing in N.Y. Completes Bank Conversion

Banking News – Flushing in N.Y. Completes Bank Conversion
&nbspFlushing Fiscal in Lake Success, N.Y. is now a bank. The $4.5 billion-asset company said Thursday that it had also merged Flushing Savings Bank and Flushing Money-making Bank to make a money-making bank chartered in New York.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/flushing-fiscal-completes-bank-conversion-1057158-1.html

Banks fear damage from EU bonus cap

Banking News – Banks dread hurt from EU bonus cap
&nbspExecutives at large European lenders said they were at risk of losing key traders and managers to US and other global rivals
FT.com – Banks – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79a1e2a2-81d6-11e2-b050-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_banks%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

EU left strikes a blow for top bankers

Banking News – EU left strikes a blow for top bankers
&nbspBonus ratio will just boost the fixed pay of staff – had MEPs really wanted to curb salary it would have set a numeric ceiling for salaries
FT.com – Banks – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/289e2c72-81cb-11e2-b050-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_banks%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Loan Pricing Turns Increasingly Irrational, CEOs Say

Banking News – Loan Pricing Turns Increasingly Irrational, CEOs Say
&nbspLenders are lowering rates and stretching out loan terms to win affair, and that amalgamation could spell distress when appeal rates rise.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/loan-pricing-turns-increasingly-irrational-ceos-say-1057153-1.html

Loan Pricing Turns Increasingly Irrational, CEOs Say

Banking News – Loan Pricing Turns Increasingly Irrational, CEOs Say
&nbspLenders are lowering rates and stretching out loan terms to win affair, and that amalgamation could spell distress when appeal rates rise.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/loan-pricing-turns-increasingly-irrational-ceos-say-1057153-1.html

US money market funds warm to eurozone

Banking News – US money market funds warm to eurozone
&nbspReturn to European banks is excellent indicator of renewed confidence in region in the wake of intercession by the ECB last year
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/356dcbae-8191-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Ocwen Boosted by Servicing Fees in 4Q

Banking News – Ocwen Boosted by Servicing Fees in 4Q
&nbspA huge gain in servicing fees propelled Ocwen Fiscal in the fourth quarter. Return at the Atlanta finance servicer rose to $65.1 million, compared with $9.7 million a year earlier.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/ocwen-boosted-by-servicing-fees-in-4q-1057151-1.html

Ocwen Boosted by Servicing Fees in 4Q

Banking News – Ocwen Boosted by Servicing Fees in 4Q
&nbspA huge gain in servicing fees propelled Ocwen Fiscal in the fourth quarter. Return at the Atlanta finance servicer rose to $65.1 million, compared with $9.7 million a year earlier.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/ocwen-boosted-by-servicing-fees-in-4q-1057151-1.html

Independent Bank Group Readies an IPO of Up to $92M

Banking News – Self-determining Bank Group Readies an IPO of Up to $92M
&nbspThe deal-hungry Self-determining Bank Group in Mckinney, Texas, is schooling to raise up to $92 million through an initial public donation.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/self-determining-bank-group-readies-an-ipo-of-up-to-92-million-1057150-1.html

Independent Bank Group Readies an IPO of Up to $92M

Banking News – Self-determining Bank Group Readies an IPO of Up to $92M
&nbspThe deal-hungry Self-determining Bank Group in Mckinney, Texas, is schooling to raise up to $92 million through an initial public donation.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/self-determining-bank-group-readies-an-ipo-of-up-to-92-million-1057150-1.html

Toronto-Dominion CEO Denies Interest in Buying Citizens

Banking News – Toronto-Area CEO Denies Appeal in Buying Citizens
&nbspThe head of Toronto-Area Bank said Thursday that he is not attracted in buying Royal Bank of Scotland’s U.S. operations.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/toronto-area-ceo-denies-appeal-in-buying-citizens-1057147-1.html

Toronto-Dominion CEO Denies Interest in Buying Citizens

Banking News – Toronto-Area CEO Denies Appeal in Buying Citizens
&nbspThe head of Toronto-Area Bank said Thursday that he is not attracted in buying Royal Bank of Scotland’s U.S. operations.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/toronto-area-ceo-denies-appeal-in-buying-citizens-1057147-1.html

Arrested GLG analyst is mining and metals head

Banking News – Arrested GLG analyst is mining and metals head
&nbspCarl Esprey and two others were bailed pending insider dealing probe as part of a sweep that built-in searches of six London area premises
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eb9626e0-81ac-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

St James’s Place dividend to boost Lloyds

Banking News – St James’s Place bonus to boost Lloyds
&nbspShares in wealth-manager-cum-life-assurer hit all-time highs and its largest shareholder is likely to receive a £50m annual cash payout
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18a762f0-819b-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Regulators Approve Emigrant Branch Sale to Apple Bank

Banking News – Regulators Approve ?migr? Branch Sale to Apple Bank
&nbspEmigrant Bank in New York has expected dictatorial praise to sell twigs to Apple Bank for Savings.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/regulators-approve-?migr?-branch-sale-to-apple-bank-1057143-1.html

Regulators Approve Emigrant Branch Sale to Apple Bank

Banking News – Regulators Approve ?migr? Branch Sale to Apple Bank
&nbspEmigrant Bank in New York has expected dictatorial praise to sell twigs to Apple Bank for Savings.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_41/regulators-approve-?migr?-branch-sale-to-apple-bank-1057143-1.html