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Frost customers get free mobile bankingSan Antonio ExpressFrost Bank has announced its customers who are registered for online banking can bank by mobile device for free. The new service, called Frost Mobile, ...Frost Bank rolls out mobile-banking servicesBizjournals.comFrost Unwraps Mobile Banking in Time for the HolidaysPR Newswire (press release)all 15 news articles »  

Reuters'Too big to fail' US banking lawBBC NewsWall Street is opposed to such a measure, which is part of efforts to overhaul the banking industry. But it will have to go through several more steps ...Financial reforms grind forward in CongressReuters"Too Big to Fail" Measure Passes Key Test; Still, It's a Long ShotBNETall 144 news articles »  

MyFox Tampa BayBanking and credit card reform hitting brick wall in Senate (Part 1)Examiner.comThe pressure is on from consumer groups to get reform for certain banking practices passed, even when it appears that support for such reforms in the Senate ...Senate hears need for bank overdraft controlsThe Associated PressBanking Executive Pushes Back Against Overdraft Fee CapsCNNMoney.comdemarrais: Lead time on banking rules makes no...  

Visit BulgariaDespite low rates, mortgage applications down againLos Angeles TimesRates for traditional 30-year fixed mortgages dropped below 5% in mid-September, helping to trigger a mini-boom in mortgage applications, particularly for ...Week-To-Week Mortgage Applications Fall 2.5%: MBAWall Street JournalMortgage activity down slightlyUnited Press International30 Year Mortgage Rates at 4.83% - MBAMonitorBankRates.comDSNews.com -ForexTV.com...  

Politics.co.ukThe wait is over for Lloyds as Brussels gives green light to government bailoutTimes OnlineUnder the agreement with Brussels, Lloyds will cut its share of the market in current accounts and mortgages from 30 per cent to 25 per cent. ...EU Clears Lloyds Banking Group Restructuring PlanWall Street JournalUPDATE 3-KBC slims down over state aid, remains bancassurerReutersKBC gets EU approval for aid, will sell some...  

Boston GlobeSerious home loan delinquencies are above 10% of mortgages in CaliforniaLos Angeles TimesSigns of a bottoming economy are popping up here and there. But serious mortgage delinquencies are still rising in the nation – and have jumped above 10% in ...Record number of mortgage delinquencies in the USMedill Reports: ChicagoMortgage delinquency hits record high in US, 4.5% in St. LouisSt. Louis Post-DispatchMortgage Delinquencies Still...  

New Zealand HeraldUK Police Reveal Arrests Over Zeus Banking MalwarePC WorldBritish police said Wednesday they've made the first arrests in Europe of two people for using Zeus, a sophisticated malicious software program that can ...Why Zbot is the most notorious malwareguardian.co.ukCyberfraud Arrests Unlikely to Stem ZeuS RampageTechNewsWorldZeus Trojan suspects arrested in ManchesterWeb Userall 190 news articles »  

Santander Merges Asset Management, Private BankingWall Street JournalMarin is currently the head of private banking at Santander. Joan David Grima, the current head of asset management, has decided to retire, Spain's largest ...Santander to merge wealth, private bank unitsReutersSantander Merges Wealth, Private Bank UnitsBanking Business ReviewSantander's Botin defends big banksReutersall 29 news articles »  

Waterbury Republican AmericanUS Senate Banking Panel Gears Up For 1st Review of Dodd PlanMarket News InternationalWASHINGTON (MNI) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd will take his new financial regulatory review plan out for its first test drive Thursday and ...Dodd pursues sweeping financial regulatory changesCongress Matters (blog)Frank, Dodd Will Fix Banking Regulation But Good: Caroline BaumBloombergSenate Gets Its Own Version...  

Pathology of a CrisisNew York TimesCurrent and former banking regulators acknowledge that they should have been more vigilant. The reports, known as material loss reviews, delve into the past ...and more »