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		<title>Doing the Right Thing</title>
		<link>http://camfine.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/doing-the-right-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My upbringing at home, at the military college I attended, as an officer in the Army and during my banking career infused in me the values I hold dear today—duty, honor, integrity, ethics. By following the meaning of those four simple words one cannot help but do what is right no matter the consequences or [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=703&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Lobbyists and Cicadas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been in Washington for 10 years as CEO of ICBA, and I have seen everything from the Wal-Mart bank charter fight to the financial crisis and Wall Street bailouts of 2007-09 and everything in between. I have seen some nasty battles inside the Beltway, and I’ve even engaged in a few myself. But [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=697&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise, They’re At It Again</title>
		<link>http://camfine.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/surprise-theyre-at-it-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest news from the “color me unsurprised” department, JPMorgan Chase is reportedly under investigation for manipulating energy prices and lying under oath about the scheme. According to The New York Times, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is considering whether to pursue regulatory actions against JPM for charging California and Michigan $83 million in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=689&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Main Street Heroes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and David Vitter (R-La.) showed that they stand with Main Street America by filing a bill that does something real and meaningful about the anti-free-market government policies that have taken root in this nation in the form of &#8220;too big to fail&#8221; and &#8220;too big to jail.&#8221; And standing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=682&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help Community Bank Voice Blossom in Washington</title>
		<link>http://camfine.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/help-community-bank-voice-blossom-in-washington/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is just about my favorite time of year in Washington. The weather warms and puts an end to the winter chill. The cherry blossoms bloom and bring new life to the city. And hundreds of community bankers swarm Capitol Hill for ICBA Washington Policy Summit meetings with lawmakers to secure a future for our [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=675&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Letter on Too-Big-To-Fail, Basel a Solid Step Forward</title>
		<link>http://camfine.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/senate-letter-on-too-big-to-fail-basel-a-solid-step-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community bankers received a double dose of good news this week with a letter from a bipartisan group of U.S. senators to financial regulators on too-big-to-fail and Basel III. The lawmakers called on regulators to help address the too-big-to-fail problem by advancing Basel III capital guidelines on large institutions while recognizing that a stricter capital [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=669&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Public Growing Increasingly Sick of Too-Big-To-Fail Disease</title>
		<link>http://camfine.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/public-growing-increasingly-sick-of-too-big-to-fail-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it’s official: the community banking industry’s push to end the too-big-to-fail plague once and for all has gained momentum. From regulators and industry advocates to members of Congress and the news media, it’s evident that Washington is abuzz yet again on the controversial topic of too-big-to-fail. And it’s not only Washington that has opinions [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=657&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blog: As the Wall Street World Spins</title>
		<link>http://camfine.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/guest-blog-as-the-wall-street-world-spins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Terry J. Jorde With too-big-to-fail financial firms getting soaked by bad press over their risky practices and preferential treatment, it should come as no surprise that they and their supporters have turned the spin machine on high to divert attention. The latest effort came in an op-ed posted on the American Banker website that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=638&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street, You Need Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the first step in recovery is admitting that you have a problem, then Wall Street might need an intervention to wean itself from the too-big-to-fail problem. In the past two weeks we have seen the Wall Street spin machine working overtime. The megabanks and their supporters have issued forceful denials that too-big-to-fail exists and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=630&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stage is Set for Key Congressional Battles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the 113th Congress’ committee assignments and leadership structures in place, the legislative wheels for the next two years of policymaking are beginning to turn. While headlines are centered on automatic federal spending cuts scheduled for March 1, ICBA is focused squarely on its legislative agenda for the next two years. Relieving the nation’s community [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=camfine.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11303709&#038;post=621&#038;subd=camfine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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