...cannot claim the check as fraudulent. It's not fair."David Oliver, the senior vice president of the Georgia Bankers Association, said the transaction is commonly referred as the "stranger in need" scam and at times can be converted into...

...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 and meet with Congressional...

...000: Georgia's 228 state-based FDIC-insured banks earned $2.25 billion in 2012, reported the Georgia Bankers Association. That's an increase of $1.7 billion from 2011. "It's good news for everyone ? banks, business and consumers...

...member of The Church of the Good Shepherd, also is past president of the Augusta Board of Realtors and the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia.Besides being counsel at the law firm of Kilpatrick Townsend, Knox serves as a director of AGL Resources...

...early November, the number of mortgage applications jumped 12.6 percent, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Although those numbers dipped slightly last week, falling about 2 percent, more than 80 percent of applications...

...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 program...

...Augusta. He is a past chairman of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, Augusta Board of Realtors and Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia. He is also a trustee for the Academy of Richmond County.Knox has been active in law and business...

...international standards won't go into effect on Jan. 1 as initially thought. David Oliver with the Georgia Bankers Association says the implementation has been delayed so the Federal Reserve and other banking authorities can more thoroughly...

...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 in Congress, who have...

...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...