Hidden Treasure: Electronic Check Recovery
With a low cost to market and a high ROI, adoption of RCK is practically a no brainer, but many...
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What We Heard on Labor Markets
Understanding the dynamics of the labor market presents numerous challenges. Employers describe an atmosphere of uncertainty that sometimes hampers hiring,...
Business Inflation Expectations Decrease in September
According to the Atlanta Fed's monthly business inflation expectations (BIE) survey, southeastern firms expect their unit costs to increase 1.7...
The Changing Definition of Convenience in Banking
Historically, one of the reasons people have chosen big banks has been their large network of branches and ATMs. Especially...
A Slow, Apprehensive Expansion
Many southeastern business contacts report they continue to be apprehensive about hiring and growth prospects in light of the slowing...
10 Questions to Ask Yourself before Choosing a Bank Account
Consumers have an abundance of options available to them when it comes to bank accounts and products. The summer 2012...
Finovate Fall 2012 Best of Show Winners
Another Finovate conference is in the books. The Best of Show winners included MoneyDesktop, one of the companies on my watch...
Change Is the Only Constant: Section 1073 Set to Take Effect
It requires a global effort to change a global business. This week's Portals and Rails discusses Section 1073 of the...
Will the Housing Market Recovery Leave the Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods Behind?
The Southeast's housing market swoon left few unscathed, but some areas were hit harder than others. As signs of a...
The Bank of Amsterdam through the Lens of Monetary Competition
Stephen Quinn and William Roberds. Working Paper 2012-14 (September). In 1683 the Bank of Amsterdam introduced a form of irredeemable...
