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Bank Relationship Articles
- Disco, Discount Duck
Well I don't think the word "disco" had been used as much on a Thursday afternoon since Rick Dees (of the Weekly Top 40 Countdown fame) was topping the charts back in October 1976 with his infamous "Disco Duck." Of course the "disco" of current interest is the Federal Reserve's discount rate....
February 22, 2010
- Foreign Bank Account Reporting Update
Financial professional with signature authority over a foreign bank account may have to include that information on their personal tax return...
February 18, 2010
- President Obama Levies Fees Against TARP Recipients
On Thursday, January 14, officials from the Obama Administration released the details of their plan to impose a fee on major financial institutions that received government assistance through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and similar programs over the past two years....
January 14, 2010
- Why Companies Turn to Costly Shadow Banking Relationships
No one wants to tell their financial institution that they have another relationship on the side. Backup banking relationships are a touchy subject that few treasury executives are willing to talk about....
August 10, 2009
- Case for Non-Exclusivity in Corporate Banking Relationsips
Mike Lister, J.P. Morgan's managing director and head of Southwest for mid-corporate banking, has comments....
August 10, 2009
- Cash Column: Why You Should Review Monthly Account Analysis Statements
Reviewing the detailed items on the bank account analysis statement can lead to decreased monthly expenses, more favorable bank relationships and enhanced capability to monitor internal procedures. Here's how....
August 10, 2009
- Call to Action: Remittance Information with Wire Transfers
AFP is working with the operators of Fedwire and CHIPS on plans to include remittance information with wire transfers. AFP's members have long advocated this enhancement to the wire systems. When implemented, businesses will be able to accurately identify incoming payments and apply them to the correct accounts without manual intervention and research. We need your help now to achieve the final step. Banks and software vendors seek more evidence that remittance information is important to their corporate customers before they offer the service....
July 17, 2009
- Study: Corporates, Banks Benefit From Remittance Info in Wire Transfers
U.S. corporations overwhelmingly confirmed the importance of receiving remittance information in wire transfers-and banks would benefit as well, according to a new survey by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). Ninety-five percent of the 331 respondents said remittance information would be valuable to their organizations if it were made available in the wire transfer message. Organizations of all revenue sizes and wire volumes shared this view, especially larger companies and those with larger wire volumes....
July 13, 2009
- Post Stress Test: Access to Credit May Shrink If Banks Race To Raise Capital
Now that the Federal Reserve's stress tests have revealed that six of the nation's 19 largest banks need to boost their capital levels by $75 billion, AFP members may have even more difficulty getting credit from banks required to raise more capital....
May 7, 2009
- FDIC Chair Calls for New Way to Unwind Ailing Big Banks
The chairman of the FDIC in a speech today proposed a new way to resolve large financial institutions that have been deemed by some "too big to fail." ...
April 27, 2009
- The State of Risk in European Banking: Where and How Counterparty Strength Exists
It is critical for corporations to have a clear view of where risk lies within the European banking industry to ensure that their counterparties are either secure in their own capital structure or have clear guarantees from outside sources...
March 4, 2009
- A Day in the Life ... in the Credit Crunch: Treasurers and their Bankers
We will look at through the eyes of two treasurers - one person from a public company, one from a privately held company - and also a banker who manages treasury relationships...
March 3, 2009
- Special Assessment Fees Will Reach Account Analysis Statements Starting 2Q
Treasury professionals will indeed begin to see higher assessment fees on their account analysis statements starting this April...
March 3, 2009
- CFO Concerns: Bank Relationship Management and Avoiding Surprises
How are bank relationships affected and where are companies going to go for cash?...
February 18, 2009
- AFP Community Insight: Sweeps at Failed Banks
In AFP's Treasury and Cash Management discussion list, a member explains why banks should be telling corporates where they stand with various types of sweeps....
February 5, 2009
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