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Issue of January 28, 2008 |     |
At The MarginsBy Robert B Segal The fallout from the mortgage meltdown means borrowers of all kinds have found it more difficult to obtain financing as lenders have tightened eligibility requirements or even stopped making some kinds of loans altogether. Tough Tally The final numbers for 2007 are in and they’re grim across the board. Front and Center It’s not every day that you get to build yourself a town center, but it appears the Middlesex County community of Wayland is about to do just that. Betting on the Future By Ronald A. Homer In less than a year, we have transitioned from record economic growth worldwide to the need for the Federal Reserve Bank to cut its targeted short-term interest rates by 150-plus basis points, coupled with a call for a fiscal stimulus package of at least $150 billion in an effort to stabilize the world’s financial markets. Remote Deposit Capture Requires Caution, Has Benefits for Banks By Peter Shea It’s hard to ignore the recent buzz surrounding remote deposit capture (RDC) in the financial services industry, and if you are considering adding remote deposit service to your commercial banking product set, you’re not alone. Fed Rate Cut Spooks Market, but Investors Should See Bright Side By Rachel Beck You never want to see the Federal Reserve panic, but that’s what it looked like last week when it cut a key interest rate in a surprise move as stock markets around the globe were tanking. Check & Balance Banker & tradesman's political cartoon. |
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