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• The word from the top: ABA and America's Community Bankers are set to merge this November. Here's what the CEOs of the two groups say about the transition plan and what members can expect.(ABA/ACB MERGER)(North Carolina Bankers Association merges with Ame

  - 2007-10-01

  [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Thad Woodard should be pleased these days. The president and CEO of the North Carolina Bankers Association was an early and persistent promoter of merging the leading national banker associations. His own group had merged with its counterpart in North Carolina, and...

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• UPDATE

  - 2007-09-01

  NATIONAL EVENTSOct. 3-4 - Independent Community Bankers of America Bank Managing Risk in the Community Bank; Embassy Suites Hotel Bloomington, Minn.Oct. 7-9 - American Bankers Association Banking Leaders Forum and Annual Convention; Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego.Oct. 19-24 - American Bankers Association Graduate Commercial Lending School; Southern Methodist University, Dallas.Oct....

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• ABA, ACB agree to combine

  - 2007-08-01

  Aligned philosophies on many issues is rationale"This merger is all about benefiting the members." - ABA President Ed YinglingThe urge to merge, common in banking today, spread a few weeks ago to a pair of major national trade associations. The boards of the American Bankers Association and America's Community Bankers...

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• The American Bankers Association and America's Community Bankers, the nation's two leading advocates for banks of all charter types and sizes

  - 2007-07-01

  The American Bankers Association and America's Community Bankers, the nation's two leading advocates for banks of all charter types and sizes, announce their respective boards have approved pursuing a merger with the intention of finalizing it during the fourth quarter of 2007.

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• Americans for the Arts and Sundance Preserve Announce Policy Recommendations from the First Annual National Arts Policy Roundtable

  - 2007-04-25

  To: ARTS EDITORSContact: Beth Olsen, +1-212-576-2700 ext. 243, or bolsen@goodmanmedia.com, or Camille Wanliss, +1-212-576-2700 ext. 239, or cwanliss@goodmanmedia.com, of Goodman Media, for Americans for the Arts WASHINGTON, April 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Redford, Chairman of Sundance Preserve, and Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, the...

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• Farm Credit System: Lending Anywhere But on the Farm - Part II, The

  - 2007-02-01

  Bert Ely of Ely & Company Inc. produced "The Form Credit System: Leading Anywhere But on the Farm" in 2006 under a grant from the American Bankers Association. The paper documents how the Farm Credit System is aggressively seeking to increase its off-farm lending activities. This excerpt from the report...

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• Focus on health care

  - 2007-01-30

  The challenge of ensuring the financial security of America's seniors is a complex problem that deserves careful analysis. USA TODAY's recent article, "Retirees up against debt," may have left readers with the impression that credit cards are the reason many seniors are facing economic hardship, while overlooking the rising cost...

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• 2006: The past year from the pages of BankNews

  - 2007-01-01

  January. AN EXTENSION has been requested by the National Credit Union Administration in the lawsuit challenging NCUA's approval of the application by America First Federal Credit Union to expand to every major metropolitan area in Utah. NCUA also voted to rescind its approval of the America First application, issue a...

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• Looking back

  - 2005-01-01

  A month-by-month replay of 2004 from the pages of BANKNEWS Mid-WeekJanuary. TWO FINAL RULES that reflect the federal character of the national banking system have been issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The OCC said the regulations enhance the ability of national banks to plan their...

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• House policy: building industry representatives outline housing agenda to help federal government meet housing goals.(From The President)

  - 2004-12-01

  THEN THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL INAUguration is just a memory and the 109th Congress has settled into place, making housing a national priority should be the first order of business for our nation's elected officials. Fortunately; they will have a detailed blueprint that sums up...

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