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Enhancing Profitability by Reaching Out to the Underbanked
By Mike Mondelli

All things being equal, most financial institutions like the revenue growth that results from more customers using their services. But all things are not equal. For many financial institutions, accelerating customer growth has meant reaching deeper into the risk pool, accepting lower credit bureau scores and incurring higher bad debt rates. Until now. >>more

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Today's Headlines

The $8 trillion bailout

Stocks resume advance

Factory orders drop in month

Service sector reading improves slightly

November pending home sales lowest in 7 years

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Regional News

California: Temecula Valley Bancorp announces new strategic initiatives

Texas: ViewPoint Financial to expand community banking network

California United Bank announces election of Anne A. Williams to board

California: Community Valley Bancorp suspends quarterly cash dividend

Illinois: AMCORE Financial Inc. announces fourth quarter earnings release date

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2009 Online Banking Report Released

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Jan. 18-20 Environmental Bankers Assn. 30th Meeting, Charlotte,N.C.

Feb. 10-11 Kansas Bankers Association Technology Conference, Topeka

Feb. 15-18 2009 ABA National Conference for Community Bankers, Phoenix

March 5-8 Community Bankers of California Annual Convention, Pebble Beach

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Valliance Bank completes mobile banking test with Rentsys Recovery

Integrated Bank Technology partners with Goldleaf Financial Solutions

CSI reports record results for third quarter fiscal 2009

New sales leadership responsibilities announced at Strunk

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