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• Quest Analytics LLC Helps Bankers Generate Deposits at American Bankers Association Marketing Conference

  - 2008-08-28

  PITTSBURGH -- While the financial industry continues to struggle through a challenging economy, many smaller banks and credit unions are thriving by using new strategies for generating deposits. Bankers from across the country will have their chance to learn more about these strategies at the American Bankers Association Marketing Conference...

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• The American Bankers Association expands its members-only alliance with the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation to provide an outlet to sell home mortgage loans on rural properties situated on large parcels of land engaged in agricultural producti

  - 2008-05-01

  The American Bankers Association ABA expands its members-only alliance with the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Farmer Mac to provide an outlet to sell home mortgage loans on rural properties situated on large parcels of land engaged in agricultural production. The agreement extends the member advantaged benefits to Farmer Mac's...

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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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• American Bankers Association.(appoints Joint Preparedness Task Force )(Brief Article)

  - 2006-02-01

  The American Bankers Association has appointed a Joint Preparedness Task Force in alliance with state bankers associations.

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• Blanchard Elected to the ABA Board of Directors

  - 2005-02-02

  COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Synovus (NYSE - "SNV"), the Columbus, Georgia-based diverse financial services company, today announced that James H. Blanchard, Synovus' Chief Executive Officer, has been elected to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Bankers Association ABA. ABA is the nation's...

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• Meet Us This Fall in the Nation's 'First Capital'

  - 2004-08-01

  This year's American Bankers Association annual convention meets in the nation's "first capital," otherwise known as the Big Apple. That's right: New York City claims the title as the nation's first official capital. George Washington took his oath of office as the first U.S. president from the balcony of New...

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• ABA ag bankers set 2004 priorities

  - 2004-04-01

  2004 priorities have been set by the American Bankers Association Agricultural and Rural Bankers Committee."As 2004 progresses, we are focused on our nation's family farms and rural economic base," said committee Chairman Roger Monson, president and CEO of Citizens State of Finley, N.D. "We will continue to provide access to...

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• A Look at the Second Session

  - 2004-02-01

  No one should expect that the second session of the 108th Congress will be wildly productive, legislatively speaking. After all, it's an election year. We can't expect a repeat of 2003, in which members of Congress introduced nearly 7,000 pieces of legislation - reportedly a record. Of course, not all...

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• Check fraud costs industry between $12 billion and $15 billion annually.(the scoop)(Brief Article)

  - 2003-09-01

  "In recent years, open-terms credit fraud has become a tremendous threat to a widening circle of businesses and industries. In fact, it is not uncommon for companies in some industries to experience fraud loss rates equal to 25 percent or more of overall bad debt," says...

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• American Bankers Association. (Business News).(LexisNexis have formed an alliance)(Brief Article)

  - 2003-03-01

  The American Bankers Association and LexisNexis have formed an alliance to help banks combat terrorism, reduce identity theft, and comply with the USA Patriot Act.

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