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Hawthorne Savings, FSB and California National Bank recently made banking history when they bought two of the first banking centers in the U.S.

A U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) report recently named BB&T Corporation high on the list of who is doing the most Community Reinvestment Act lending to small businesses.

Sometimes your regulatory agency is your friend. Every now and then, the agencies do something that makes compliance a bit more livable.

This is your chance to rate the current CRA regulation. Is it Satisfactory? Or is it Needs to Improve?

If you are a relative newcomer to CRA and need to know as much as you can as fast as you can, there will be an opportunity to hear about CRA from the "horse's mouth." The bank regulatory agencies a

PNC Bank Corp., which is gearing efforts towards attracting the feminine market, recently announced an agreement whereby it will be the exclusive sponsor of banking products to be offered by a virt

Fair lending has reared its head more than once in the 1900's and promises to be a front burner topic in the coming decade. In the 1990's, fair lending enforcement has reached an all time high.

If there is any area where we would like change to stop or at least slow down, it is CRA.

If you are hoping that the Department of Justice's interest in fair lending enforcement is fading, you are headed for disappointment.