Sat.Sep 29, 2012 - Fri.Oct 05, 2012

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Banking's Curious Lack of Profits in Fee-based Businesses

Jeff For Banks

'Remember the good old days when bankers talked big about their fee income prowess? And bank stock analysts issued glowing reports about revenue diversification, and the banks that get “it”. As a side note, if anybody knows what “it” is, please let me know. Because in the fee based business game, “it” appears to be wasted effort. Why? Because most of us are not making serious money, if we’re making anything at all, from our fee-based lines of business (LOBs).

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Guest Post: Why Banks Fear Blogs by Dana Dobson

Jeff For Banks

'Banks have been dragging their feet about blogging since the beginning, rather than embracing the opportunities it offers. They are consumed by anxious questions: • How do I protect customers and our technology infrastructure from phishing attacks to get customers to click links that lead to malware? • What if one of our representative blogged a statement that was used as investment advice by a reader?