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Brand X: Why consumers know toilet paper better than banks

Debanking America: Unpopular fees drive customers to local banks, credit unions

Rich Get Richer: As affluent customers choose banks, credit unions lose out

The Pressure to Pioneer: Innovative Umpqua Bank keeps banging out new ideas

Improving Customer Loyalty: Focusing on ‘happiness’ and not just ‘satisfaction’

The Feminization of Banking: Why we need a ‘kinder, gentler’ banking

Cash in Decline: US Treasury slows printing of paper money to 30-year low

BofA Closes Print Operation: Adoption of eStatements forces print plant closure

Traveler Friendly Credit Cards: Banks rollout EMV chip-and-PIN cards

Guerilla Stunt: NuVision deploys Gen-Y street team on 4th of July

Checking & Deposits

$1.4 Billion: PSECU rakes in remote deposits using honor system

The Big Checking Churn: Myth or reality?

5 Critical Questions: How to keep Durbin from swiping revenues

3 Months With $50 Deposits: FNBO’s solution to new account activation

Cheques Checking Out? Not anytime soon… at least not in the UK

Is Technology Saving the Check: Why it may take a while to kill paper payments

The End: USAA Bank kills its debit rewards program

Social Media

$1 Million in 4 Days: BNZ’s successful mobile product launch, thanks to Twitter

Cool Job: TD Bank seeks Sr. Mgr. Strategic initiatives/Digital Comm. & Social Media

Most Social: First Direct stays at forefront among UK banks

Tweets from @Employees: Vancity hands Twitter reins to staff

Who Uses Social Media? Credit unions share their stories

The Tech Behind the Tweets: What are banks using?

Branches

Branches in Peril? An interesting discussion about retail strategy

Brink of Extinction: Expert predicts branches to disappear ‘within years’

Discarding Tradition: Abandoning bad branch design practices

USAA & UPS Stores: A lesson in branch relevance

The Future of Branches: Reinvention

Who Cares What Your Branches Look Like? You should!

Quarterly Journal: Bancography looks at branding, ATMs and profitability (PDF)

Skimmers Target Bank Branches: Fraudsters hit ATMs in lobbies and vestibules

Unloading Branches: Lloyds forced to sell more than 632 locations

Make Way for Mobile: Will e-banking close bank branches?

Mobile

European 1st: ‘My Finances’ app claims to be first PFM-specific tablet app

Banking on Mobile: NZ bank expects 50% of online transactions will be mobile

Best Practices: Most common elements in mobile-optimized banking websites

Interactive Banner Ads: TD Bank asks for your mobile phone # right in its ad

Going Mainstream: Mobile payments will be status quo ‘in a few years’

Fast Money: BNZ sees quick return on mobile banking investment

Credit Unions

Shared Branch on Wheels: The first mobile CO-OP branch

Gen-Y and the Future of Credit Unions: An article from CUNA

Ditch Your Bank: Gesa Credit Union has no problems with bank bash mania

Cooperative Campaign: CU league raises $1.2 million for collective image ads