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US regulators seize small New York bank - MoneyControl.com
Regulators on Thursday seized a small New York bank, bringing the number of US bank failures this year to 27. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said LibertyPointe Bank, of New York City, was closed by state regulators. Valley National Bank, of Wayne ...
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:14:00 GMT

Barclays shares dip on U.S. bank buy - Tehran Times
Barclays has designated an internal team to assess possible targets and is looking for a franchise with a strong branch network and deposit base, the Wall Street Journal said. The bank is not in talks with any U.S. banks and no deals are imminent, it ...
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:00 GMT

US, European bank shares rise - Arab News
NEW YORK: Bank shares rose on both sides of the Atlantic on Wednesday, helping drive European equities to a seven-week closing high, but gains on Wall Street were curbed as energy shares declined along with a fallback in crude oil prices. In the ...
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:24:00 GMT

US regulators close three more banks - Gulf Times
Earlier on Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) said regulators had closed Sun American Bank of Boca Raton , Florida . The three closings bring the number of bank failures so far this year to 25. The FDIC said Bank of Illinois had $211 ...
Posted: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:40:00 GMT

Regulators shut down Florida bank; makes 23 US bank failures this year - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have shut down a bank in Florida , boosting to 23 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year following the 140 brought down in 2009 by mounting loan defaults and the recession. The Federal Deposit ...
Posted: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:38:00 GMT

US bank reform talks fail, overhaul hopes dim - MoneyControl.com
Chances of a broad overhaul of US financial regulation dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed, helping boost bank share prices and jeopardizing a top Obama administration priority. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher ...
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:44:00 GMT

Court says invoking God on US money, pledge ... - Big Hollywood
A sheet of one dollar bills.. A federal appeals court in California ruled T... A federal appeals court in California ruled Thursday that the references to God on US bank notes and in the pledge of allegiance to the US flag are constitutional and not ...
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:16:00 GMT

US bank reform talks fail - Straits Times
WASHINGTON - CHANCES of a broad overhaul of US financial regulation dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed, jeopardising a top Obama administration priority and boosting bank share prices. Senate Banking Committee Chairman ...
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:28:00 GMT

Regulators shut down LibertyPointe Bank in New York ... - Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have shut down LibertyPointe Bank in New York City, boosting to 27 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year following the 140 brought down in 2009 by mounting loan defaults and the recession. The Federal ...
Posted: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:28:00 GMT

Mexico peso firms, stocks up on US bank regs talk - Reuters
MEXICO CITY, March 11 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso firmed to its strongest in more than 3 months on Thursday, helped in part by speculation that new banking regulations being studied by the U.S. Congress could be watered down. The peso MXN= MEX01 firmed ...
Posted: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:34:00 GMT