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• ACB board approves merger plan with ABA

  - 2007-10-15

  America's Community Bankers board of directors voted unanimously on Sept. 14 to approve the group's proposed merger with the American Bankers Association. The merger now goes before ABA and ACB members for a vote. ABA members will vote on the proposal on October 9 during their convention in San Diego....

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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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• Looking back, thinking ahead.(ABA Chairman's Position)(merger of American Bankers Association and America's Community Bankers)(Viewpoint essay)

  - 2007-10-01

  I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO leave my office as ABA chairman than with the knowledge that it will be even stronger in the years ahead--stronger because a month after I step down, a new and even more impressive organization will be born. ...

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• Merger of bank trade groups Moves Forward

  - 2007-09-24

  The merger of two avowed credit union enemies moved forward last week when board of America's Community Bankers voted unanimously to approve a combination with the American Bankers Association. The ACB, the trade group for mutual savings banks, has emerged as one of the chief opponents of credit unions,...

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• The American Bankers Association and America's Community Bankers announce they have approved a merger to be finalized by the fourth quarter of 2007

  - 2007-09-01

  The American Bankers Association ABA and America's Community Bankers announce they have approved a merger to be finalized by the fourth quarter of 2007. The new organization will retain the American Bankers Association name. Ed Yingling remains in his current role as Pres/CEO of the ABA. Diane Casey-Landry, currently...

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• Association Consolidation Doesn't Worry Small Banks

  - 2007-09-01

  The banking industry is divided over the benefits of the pending merger between the American Bankers Association and America's Community Bankers, two top trade associations and lobbying groups. The key questions? Is bigger better in lobbying Congress? An The banking industry is divided over the benefits of the pending merger...

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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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• 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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• Identrus, LLC to Acquire Digital Signature Trust; Merger Aligns U.S. Financial Services Community and TrustID with the Identrus Global Standard for Identity Authentication

  - 2002-03-25

  Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--March 25, 2002 Identrus LLC, the global leader in robust digital trust services, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Digital Signature Trust DST from Zions Bancorporation (Nasdaq: ZION) and the American Bankers Association ABA. DST is a leading provider...

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• A merger not to bank on.(Brief Article)

  - 1999-09-13

  * Merger talks between big-bank American Bankers Association and the small-bank America's Community Bankers have been called off. After several months, they realized they'd never agree on who would lead the combined group, says Lee Beard, president of First Federal Bank in Hazleton, Pa., and chairman...

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