http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=5&catid=90News Feed for - US-bankinghttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96371899&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T16:15:00WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve this month asked banks that were part of 'stress tests' conducted earlier this year that have not yet repaid money injected under the Troubled Asset Relief Reutershttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96413944&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T18:48:00HOUSTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded Bank of America Center, located at 700 Louisiana in Downtown Houston's theater district, its coveted LEED® for Existing Reutershttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96415093&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T18:53:00WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee is demanding data on banks he suspects are being asked to take significant haircuts on loans they extended to subsidiaries CNN Moneyhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96401987&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T19:05:00Daniel Wagner Washington ? T U.S. banks earned $2.8-billion (U.S.) in the third quarter, but loan balances plummeted and the fund that insures their deposits was $8.2-billion in the red. Souring loans Globe and Mailhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96293413&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T19:11:00Companies: First Data Corp. (FDC), Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) Newtek Business Services has announced that its electronic payment processing division has entered into new agreements with Wells Fargo Bank Zibbhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96407538&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T16:03:00Reporting from Washington - The financial health of the U.S. banking industry improved during the third quarter, with commercial banks and savings and loans posting an increase in net income of $2.8 billion, Los Angeles Timeshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96399504&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T14:51:00BusinessWire - Faced with an uncertain economy, some business owners are re-evaluating their use of technology. The latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, surveyed October 5-9, shows over half Forbes.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96389737&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T11:42:00- Dutch insurer Aegon (AMS:AGN) has hired Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Securities to act as joint bookrunners of its USD500m (EUR334.9m) senior unsecured notes offering, the company said today. Zibbhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96365395&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T03:24:00Reuters.com:Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Labs | Journalism Handbook | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate:Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy Reutershttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96356727&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T01:11:00Suddenly, it's the least attractive job in the country. Bank of America has been searching for a new CEO for months, ever since battered Ken Lewis announced that he was stepping down. But no one wants Yahoo! Financehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96340170&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T16:26:00'DALLAS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blockbuster Inc. (BBI, BBI.B), a leading global provider of media entertainment, today announced that Tom Casey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Houston Chroniclehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96365305&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T19:10:00BB&T Corp. has named of Charlotte its branding agency of record. The firm will be responsible for BB&Ts print and broadcast advertising as well as point-of-sale materials. Raleigh-based Rockett Burkhead Biz Journalshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96392639&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T16:28:00CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 24 // -- Bank of America today announced it surpassed the $1 billion mark in loans and investments to more than 120 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in 37 states. Bank of Americahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96408722&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:57:00After buying up the world's mining resources, it seems the Chinese have set their sights on banking acquisitions as the next means to attain global economic supremacy; yet it looks like this path is going Corporate Financing Weekhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96403839&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:11:00BB&T Corp. has named Luquire George Andrews as its brand agency of record. Charlotte-based LGA will be responsible for print and broadcast advertising as well as point-of-sale material. Raleigh-based Biz Journalshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96391944&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:05:00LONDON -- Prudential Financial was upped to outperform from market perform by Wells Fargo, as the broker said the insurer is emerging from the financial crisis better capitalized and with a higher degree FOXBusiness.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96378895&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:55:00First Tennessee Bank is trying to raise its profile in Winston-Salem by moving its branch to the Five Points intersection. The bank has applied for permission with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Individual.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96347484&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:37:00American Express says it is "making holiday shopping a more rewarding experience for Charge Cardmembers enrolled in the Membership Rewards program by offering generous bonus Membership Rewards promotions Payments Newshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96302906&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:44:00Nov 24 (Reuters) - Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd: * Barclays raises Mizrahi Tefahot Bank price target to 35 shekels from 31 shekels; rating overweight ((Bangalore ...FinanzNachrichten.dehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96298020&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:45:00Stocks on the move Real-time Equity news U.S. stock market report 1016 EST 24Nov2009-Barclays Capital raises price target on Ford - Barclays Capital raised ...FinanzNachrichten.dehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96245179&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:00:00(By Martin Hutchinson) In February 2009, I reviewed the operations of the 12 largest U.S. banks, and concluded most of them were sound. In fact, I told Money Morning readers that the soundest were at I Stock Analysthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96239920&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T15:50:00Yesterday, TransUnion reported that credit card delinquencies fell last quarter to 1.1%. Good news, right? Well, probably. But Dennis Gartman wonders if this diligence is due to the fact that consumers Business Insiderhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96396011&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T12:53:00In its last CDO Market Update report, Wells Fargo points out that the number of US CLOs failing their senior overcollateralisation tests has halved since the peak in June. As of 19 November, 28 deals Creditfluxhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96318446&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T12:38:00Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE Amex: MBR) today announced its plan to remedy noncompliance with a continued listing standard of the NYSE Amex LLC ('NYSE Amex'), relating to its delay in filing the Company's PR-USA.nethttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96240617&Channel_ID=5&Category_ID=902009-11-24T12:46:00Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) with an Outperform, $14-16 Valuation Range Wells analyst says, "With the industry's biggest release in Q4 2009 and an impressive Street Insider