SourceMedia launches news service, e-book & e-mail title.SourceMedia (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ), the publisher of "American Banker American Banker is a daily newspaper covering the financial services industry. Founded in 1835 and based in New York, American Banker's 70 reporters and editors in six cities monitor developments and breaking news affecting banks. ," "Bank Technology News" and "U.S. Banker," among many other information products, has begun the production of "American Banker Texas," the first in a series of state and regional online news services for financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. professionals. The new service is targeted to community banking executives throughout Texas and offers local coverage as well as content from "American Banker," SourceMedia sister publications, regulatory agencies regulatory agency Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S. and regional business publications. Editor-in-Chief David Longobardi said the new service "will allow us to better serve the many financial services professionals for whom banking remains a local endeavor. We want to be the leading independent provider of news to community bankers; to do that, we need to deliver information about their core markets and competitors." Also, SourceMedia has launched a new bi-weekly eBook publication called "Prepaid Trends." Launched in mid-February, it is being published 26 times a year and distributed free to merchants, insurers, employers, bankers, travel executives, health care executives and government officials. Editorial includes news and analysis on the use of prepaid cards in such areas as: gift cards, emergency relief, health savings accounts A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to taxpayers in the United States who are enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of deposit. , and distribution of wages to workers without bank accounts. It is distributed electronically and carries multimedia and interactive features, including audio files, video clips and animation. And finally, "American Banker" has launched "RateAlert," a free e-mail See Internet e-mail service. news service that delivers local competitor interest rates and specials. It tracks those rate changes and specials from institutions in specified markets for products chosen by the user. The service covers 175 U.S. metropolitan and rural markets with information on retail deposits, mortgages, auto loans, home equity loans, credit cards, and jumbo CDs. |
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