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Uncovering the mystery of Customer Relationship Management analysisthe job of performing profitability analysis was kicked around the First Federal Savings Bank of Florida in Lake City, Fla., for three years before finding a home in the operations department....

Following ProtocolEducating employees to spot potential security breachesCommunity banks prevent little more than half of check frauds attempted at their banks, according to a recent trade association survey. But experts say it doesn't have to be that...

Ties That BindICBA celebrates decades of relationship buildingTechnology concerns, increasing competition, new laws and regulations-and simply the dynamic state of the world in general-make doing business in our fast-paced society more challenging than...

Volatile IssuesAgency preferred stock prices vary directly with interest rate movementsThe prices of floating-rate agency preferred stocks can be expected to go down when rates go down and to go up when rates go up. This phenomenon is partially determined...