American Banker

American Banker is a daily trade newspaper covering the financial services industry. Founded in 1836^[2][3]and based in New York, American Banker has approximately 50^[4] reporters and editors in six U.S. cities who monitor developments and breaking news affecting banks. 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.

Although often confused with the American Bankers Association or other industry trade groups, American Banker is an independent newspaper owned since 2004^[5]by SourceMedia and unaffiliated with any portion of the banking industry. The newspaper was founded as "Thompson's Bank Note Reporter" in 1836 by American financier John Thompson and was renamed American Banker in 1866. It became a daily newspaper in 1899.^[6]

The newspaper also sponsors several banking industry conferences and the annual Banker of the Year awards dinner in New York.

References

1. ^ BPA Worldwide
2. ^ American Banker newspaper masthead
3. ^ Dillistin, William H. 1949. Bank note reporters and counterfeit dectectors 1826-1866. Numismatic Notes and Monographs, no. 114. New York: American Numismatic Society.
4. ^ Verified count from American Banker masthead, April 7, 2010
5. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E7DA123BF93AA35753C1A9629C8B63&scp=1&sq=Investcorp%20American%20Banker&st=cse
6. ^ American Banker 150th Anniversary, 1836 to 1986, a Commemorative Edition, Library of Congress catalog number HG2461 A4B3 1986

External links

• About Us - on Americanbanker.com