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2 unusual facts about American Banker


American Banker

The newspaper has won praise for its coverage of important policy issues, including passage of the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, congressional debates surrounding regulation of government-sponsored enterprises like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the near-constant wave of mergers and acquisitions that affect banks.

ATM SafetyPIN software

American Banker reported on January 2, 2007 that no PIN-reversal duress code is used on any ATM as of that date.


William Isaac

He is a regular commentator on banking and financial issues for CNBC TV and regularly contributes opinion pieces for American Banker magazine and Forbes.


see also

Château Haut-Bailly

The current owner, since 1998, is the American banker Robert G. Wilmers, with Daniel Sanders' grand daughter Veronique Sanders functioning as general manager, and Gabriel Vialard employed as technical manager.

Gamaliel Bradford

Gamaliel Bradford (banker), American banker from Boston who helped organize the American Anti-Imperialist League

George Burling

George T. Burling (1849–1928), American banker and politician from New York

Harry Yates

Harry D. Yates (1903–1996), American banker and politician from New York

Henry Marsh

Henry A. Marsh (1836–?), American banker and mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts

Henry Poor

Henry William Poor (1844-1915), American banker and stockbroker, son of financial analyst Henry Varnum Poor.

James Woodward

James T. Woodward (1837 – 1910), American banker and owner of a major thoroughbred horse dynasty

John Garrett

John W. Garrett (1820–1884), American banker, philanthropist, and railroad executive

Luther Kountze

Luther Kountze (October 29, 1841 – April 17, 1918) was an American banker, responsible for helping the city of Denver, Colorado in a time of need and leaving a philanthropic legacy in Morristown, New Jersey.

MacVeagh

Franklin MacVeagh (1837–1934), American banker and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury; brother of Wayne

Paul James

Paul James, a pen name used by American banker James Warburg (1896–1969) when writing songs with his wife, Kay Swift

Roy Young

Roy A. Young (1882–1960), American banker; past chairman of the Federal Reserve

Saint Paul Dispatch

Owner George Thompson, an Anglo-American banker and entrepreneur, had a Patek Philippe watch custom made for him in 1914 that was sold by Sotheby's in May 2006 for $1.54 million.

Treuchtlingen

Elkan Naumburg (1835-1924), German-American banker, philanthropist and musicologist

Werner von Clemm

His son Michael von Clemm went on to become a leading American banker who was involved in Western banking operations in Africa and helped found Canary Wharf.

William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven

Lord Craven married Cornelia Martin, (1877-19 May 1961), the only daughter of a wealthy American banker, Bradley Martin at Grace Church, New York City, on 18 April 1893.

William H. Seward, Jr.

(June 18, 1839 – April 29, 1920) was an American banker and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

William J. MacDonald

William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926), American banker who endowed an astronomical observatory