Jeff For Banks

MARCH 9, 2013

'Freddie Mac posted a $4.5 billion fourth quarter profit. Fannie Mae did not yet report but made $1.8 billion in the third quarter. So our Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) are minting over $25 billion to their owners. Uncle Sam. Folks, revenue to the government is like crack. Congress won''t be taking up GSE reform anytime soon. This poses a challenge for bankers.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

MARCH 15, 2013

When the technology and Wall Street pundits weighed in with their first impressions of the Galaxy S4 smartphone that Samsung unveiled Thursday, they framed their comments in the metaphor of a classic bout between Apple and its main rival. Did Samsung knock out Apple with an innovation it can’t match? Will Samsung’s bulging basket of goodies win over customers?

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The Emmerich Group

MARCH 11, 2013

'Thousands of bank executives are waking up saying, “SALES training! Of course! It’s SALES training we need.” Yeah, well sometimes the first thing that pops into our heads isn’t a keeper. Sales training is fine, but it’s NOT what you need to solve your problem and create a sustainable solution. You don’t have a sales training issue…you have a confidence issue.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

MARCH 11, 2013

Earlier this month, Javelin released a report on Mobile Imaging that showed that 64% of the top 25 FIs by deposit now offer mobile remote deposit capture, up more than 3 times from 20% in 2011. In another key trend, financial institutions’ offering of mobile banking for businesses increased dramatically from 24% in 2011 to 64% in 2012.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

MARCH 12, 2013

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