Regulation is also sure to be a hot topic “within” the conference rooms of the American Bankers Association meeting. From the financial meltdown of 2008 to the cash infusions of 2009, the banking industry has had to make significant changes in the past year in how it does business. What does that mean for the business of banking, and for consumers?

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David Greising is our regular business contributor. Phil Ashton is an Assistant Professor at the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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