Sat.May 25, 2013 - Fri.May 31, 2013

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Does fee income hedge banks and credit unions from spread swings?

Jeff For Banks

'The drum is starting to beat again for fee income in the minds of banking executives and in financial institution strategy sessions. This week I heard "hedge" against interest rate fluctuations, a comment more common in the late 1990''s to mid 2000''s. So I ran some numbers, and the answer to the post title is: it depends. Fee income comes in many sources.

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Mount Up: Regulating Virtual Currency

Javelin Strategy & Research

The virtual currency market was initially thought to be exempt from Federal regulation. However, the illegal activities which have flourished as a result of lax regulation have drawn the attention and ire of U.S.