PETALING JAYA: The monthly statistical bulletin for November, which was released by Bank Negara on Wednesday, showed data on loan approvals and applications that were largely in line with the trends from the beginning of the year, when lending contract…

Source:14. November loan approvals, applications within expectations (The Star)

SAN FRANCISCO—-The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced December 31, 2009, that the 11th District Monthly Weighted Average Cost of Funds Index for November 2009 is 2.094%.

Source:Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Releases November 2009 Cost of Funds Index (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Two people in the Comox Valley have been charged in connection with an extensive credit card fraud ring across Vancouver Island.

Source:Credit card fraudsters busted (Campbell River Mirror)

It was the decade of the mega-heist! Stolen credit card magstripe tracks became the pork bellies of a new underground marketplace. Eastern European hackers turned malware writing into an art. And a nasty new crop of purpose-driven computer worms struck dread in the heart of America.

Source:The Decade's 10 Most Dastardly Cybercrimes (Wired News)

Britain’s regulatory crackdown on banks could push the sector into a decline similar to the one suffered by its steel and shipbuilding industries, the head of the UK’s main banking lobby said.

Source:British crackdown threatens banking sector, says top lobby (Gulf Times)