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President and CEO of Wachovia, which is the fifth largest bank in the United States. In fact, in 2007, Wachovia hit the record earnings of 2.3 billion with 4% earning per share. Thus, Thompson illustrates three main issues, Macro trends that shapes the future in the business world, which are the following: (1) globalization, (2) becoming greener, and (3) you. Thompson explains that 32 years ago, Wachovia was only a small North Carolina Bank that primarily shaped on the tobacco and apparel…

The secondary mortgage market is a huge piece of Americas real estate market. The secondary mortgage market allows bank to sell mortgages to certain investors and government lending agencies. This is where both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac come into play. Although the names of both of these agencies sound similar there is one key difference between the two agencies. Let's look at what each of these agencies has to do with the mortgage and housing industry. Fannie Mae Fannie Mae also known as…

Editing Order of shots - In this scene the order of the shots mainly shows a large amount of distress and panic. This is because in the few shots where the character notices the vault is opening, we see him hearing and realising something is wrong with the vault. The next shot then shows the computer screen with the warning alarm notifying that the vault is opening after this we return to the character as he spills his tea all over him in shock. These shots are also known as shot-reverse-shot,…

and capital markets. One of the core basis’ for the SEC was to secure truth from companies regarding their investments activities and ensure stability in the marketplace for investors. It is because of the SEC that Americans can put money in the bank, buy insurance, make investments and be reasonably confident that the funds will be used wisely and be available when needed. It is the task of this commission to “oversee the inspection of securities firms, brokers, investment advisors, and…

Have you wondered if the MasterCard Fees and Visa Fees were genuine or were they made up? Have you ever wondered what were the deep dark secrets concerning Merchant Services Costs? What about why there was so much fine print in that Merchant Services Processor's contract. Why is there an early termination fee? The rate costs come from MasterCard Management Services and Visa Management Services and are generally updated twice per year. The rates that you are charged is based on their…

Authors of dystopian sci-fi novels use their imaginations to write novels, but what if they used more than their imaginations. Dystopian sci-fi novels have been written for many reasons, and have been influenced by many external and internal events. Many corresponding with our real lives including traumatic event, disease’s, and fears of the future, but what weaknesses of our society are the authors really trying to get across through books? Dystopian science-fiction examines the struggles of…

The most formative privilege that I have had in life has been working as a Branch Banker Team Leader at BB&T Bank. This has helped me to gain a much better understanding of how organizations work, especially under high pressure and staff shortage. This experience has inspired me to become a Human Resources professional with the training and guidance that I hope to receive in your program. My involvement with learning about Human Resources began October 2013. I accepted a teller supervisor…

FinCEN Data Management and Investigations within the Financial Crimes Task Force In 2009, The Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations Division (IRS-CI) developed a model for regional task forces. The initiative created the Suspicious Activity Report Review Team (SAR-RT) task force program. The task forces were designed to review FinCEN data for case generation within the task force, and to refer potential case leads to other law enforcement organizations within the particular region.…

Miller that Uniform Commercial Code Section 3-403(a) “ the bank must recredit the customer’s account when it pays a check with a forged signature” (Miller, Ch. 24-3f). In this case where BB&T is liable for processing Union’s check with a forged drawer’s signature. Also according to UCC Section 4-406(f) that “a customer who fails to report a forged signature within one year from the date of the bank statement loses the legal right to have the bank recredit his or her account” (Miller, Ch. 24-3f).…

that their bank account was opened some 22 – 24 years ago; the bank has changed ownership several times. The present bank, Regions Bank, located in Troy, Alabama, have kept records, but the records do not go back to the beginning of their account, which is the problem. He stated that at the recommendation of the people at Regions Bank, they dug up all the records they could locate; the found records of their account dating back 22 – 24 years ago when the bank was First Alabama Bank. He stated…