Curves collecting donations for food banks (Bellevue Leader) - Curves Fitness Center, 1512 Harlan Drive, is collecting nonperishable food and money this month for area food banks.

China Bonds May Return 6% on Banks’ Buying, Fund Says (Update1) (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- China’s yuan bonds will return as much as 6 percent this year as a crackdown on lending forces banks to “park” money in fixed-income assets, the nation’s best-performing primary-market debt fund said.

Lawsuit against banks for overdraft fees will go ahead (The Palm Beach Post) - Lawsuit against banks for overdraft fees will go ahead

Curves to collect donations for food banks (Bellevue Leader) - Curves fitness center, 1512 Harlan Drive, is collecting nonperishable items and money for area food banks March 1-31.

A Long-Term Bullish View On Small Western Banks - Chris Stuplin - D.A. Davidson & Co. (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance) - 67 WALL STREET, New York - March 11, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Pacific & Southwest Regional Banks Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 37 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by ...

President and Chief Operating Officer of Mount Vernon Money Center Charged With Defrauding Banks, Retailers, Hospitals ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Indictment Charges Four Times Amount of Original Fraud Allegations and Includes Additional Victims

Lawsuit against banks for overdraft fees will go ahead (Miami Herald) - Major banks lost a bid to quash lawsuits questioning the way overdraft fees were calculated and charged. The lawsuits from around the country, consolidated to federal court in Miami, claim that banks went out of their way to charge excessive fees when debit-card users made purchases that exceeded their checking account balances.

Caught in a crunch (The Press-Enterprise) - As federal lawmakers debate ways to create jobs by getting more money into small businesses, including convincing wary banks to make loans, company operators like Rick Jackson, of Temecula, are fighting for their financial survival.

‘Invisible Power’ of London Money Exposed as Mayor Fights Back (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- When money needs to talk in London, it’s the lord mayor who speaks. Nick Anstee , the 682nd mayor of the U.K. capital’s financial district, is battling politicians from all parties who blame the bankers and brokers he represents for wrecking the country’s economy.

‘Invisible Power’ of London Money Exposed as Mayor Fights Back (BusinessWeek) - When money needs to talk in London, it’s the lord mayor who speaks.