...Southeastern Bank Financial Corp., the holding company for Georgia Bank & Trust, and also a board member for the American Bankers Association. Members of the Georgia Bankers Association were in Washington, D.C., last week to discuss banking issues...

...concentration of funds in a small number of mega-institutions.Frank Keating, the president and CEO of the American Bankers Association, said millions of small businesses and municipal depositors would have valued the continuation of the TAG...

...Weakness in the housing market has weighed on broader lending, said James Chessen, the chief economist of the American Bankers Association, the industry's biggest trade group."The overall lending volume for banks will continue to grow at a gradual...

...serves as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's counselor on housing policy.Industry groups including the American Bankers Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association were generally supportive of the administration's action.Republicans...

...said while traffic remained heavy Fri day the flow was gradually returning to normal.Doug Johnson, with the American Bankers Association, echoed that assessment."I believe it's tapering off," he said.

Consumers with mortgage problems have some options, according to the American Bankers Association: ?If you are struggling to pay your mortgage or facing foreclosure, contact your bank or mortgage servicer to discuss options...

...don't want any more debt to service," Blanton explained.Blanton, who also serves on committees for the American Bankers Association, said he thinks the signs also point to a more stable banking industry.The national banking recovery still...

...card," Mercer said.Still, many banks are not charging fees, Oliver said. According to a survey by the American Bankers Association, 71 percent of participants did not pay any banking fees during the previous year, he said.He notes that...

...certain minimum sophistication and competence," said Nessa Feddis, vice president and senior counsel at the American Bankers Association, who added that extending the CARD Act to cover small businesses could further contract credit.Spare a dime...

...competitor banks that have already announced their new fees for debit card use.And the audience is there. The American Bankers Association found out that 71 percent of bank customers nationally pay nothing for their accounts. Another 11 percent...