The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBriefThe Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter for executives in the financial services industry. It provides the latest news and information you need to stay informed about important issues impacting your business. Sign up today to receive The Financial Services Roundtable SmartBrief.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/fsr/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/fsr?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gifThe Financial Services Roundtable SmartBriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/fsr?sb_code=rssen-us23 Nov 2009 08:39:14 CSTToo soon to withdraw support for MBS, Fed's Bullard sayshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DD359F817-8830-4BD5-B690-C4902E1144F2%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3The Federal Reserve should extend its program for purchasing mortgage-backed securities so it can be put back to work quickly -More- 

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]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DD359F817-8830-4BD5-B690-C4902E1144F2%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTTop StorySource: BofA's Lewis open to staying to help CEO transitionhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DB1B5A809-BD76-4886-B9FB-B62A5016B317%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3Kenneth Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, said that if the bank's directors needed additional time to find a replacement, he wou -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DB1B5A809-BD76-4886-B9FB-B62A5016B317%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry WatchGeithner gets little credit despite positive resultshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D7DAA9BA8-5FBA-4322-8BB1-2E8696C43F9D%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3Measures proposed and implemented by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have helped restore confidence in financial markets  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D7DAA9BA8-5FBA-4322-8BB1-2E8696C43F9D%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry WatchLargest banks post modest decline in overdraft feeshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D1FD8A567-E493-4889-B5CD-DD55D0453F7B%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3As lawmakers and policymakers consider new regulations aimed at overdraft fees, a bank-consulting firm says that over the pas -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D1FD8A567-E493-4889-B5CD-DD55D0453F7B%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry WatchMore consumers paid credit card bill on time in Q3http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DE2EE0AD6-8F87-4480-94A7-21BEFA3BFABA%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3TransUnion reported that the delinquency rate on bank-issued credit cards dropped from 1.17% in the second quarter to 1.1% in -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DE2EE0AD6-8F87-4480-94A7-21BEFA3BFABA%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTTechnology & TrendsDaily Economic Indicator: Consumer spending likely uphttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D2BD237C3-113B-4066-948B-7AEFF0D80036%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3Analysts said that increasing unemployment might be restraining the economy, but not completely derailing it as consumer spen -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D2BD237C3-113B-4066-948B-7AEFF0D80036%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTEconomic Report2010 growth forecast for U.S. is increased by business economistshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D57F9BD50-D34D-4E6D-AEB3-FC957FC11D86%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3The National Association for Business Economists has ramped up its economic forecast for next year, predicting that businesse -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D57F9BD50-D34D-4E6D-AEB3-FC957FC11D86%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTEconomic ReportSen. Kaufman urges SEC to prohibit sponsored accesshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D03152AA9-742D-419F-8C91-02C16F6CFCF0%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3Sen.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D03152AA9-742D-419F-8C91-02C16F6CFCF0%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTNews from the HillExecutive says New York Life keen to acquire fund companieshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D101176FE-2C0C-495B-A884-35A6C27ED3C1%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3Chris Blunt, an executive vice president at New York Life Insurance, said the firm was seeking to increase the assets of its  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D101176FE-2C0C-495B-A884-35A6C27ED3C1%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTMembers in the NewsNew AEGON fund to focus on health care sectorhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D5F9099E4-DAB0-430C-B977-19110C039EF4%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3The property-investment team AEGON hired two years ago from Aviva will roll out a fund targeting the health care sector in it -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3D5F9099E4-DAB0-430C-B977-19110C039EF4%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTMembers in the NewsFinancial Services Roundtable voices opposition to Tobin taxhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DA1096977-B2E4-49D1-8A90-53BC559530F9%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3While global advocates of a Tobin tax on financial transactions acknowledge that U.S.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DA1096977-B2E4-49D1-8A90-53BC559530F9%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRoundtable in the NewsCharles Darwin, English naturalisthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DD26C3FBD-FA52-436B-AA36-2C9A8025A4CE%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C3%26copyid%3DD26C3FBD-FA52-436B-AA36-2C9A8025A4CE%26brief%3Dfsr%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=3D853660-EA81-4533-95D7-A017A2F604C323 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTSmartQuote