Subscribe To Print...Weekly Poll |
Government News
Actions, reports and announcements. >>read more
Association Updates
News from state and national associations. >>read more
Mid-Week Sign-Up
Mid-Week brings you the news you need every Wednesday, covering important industry issues. >>subscribe or renew
| Is the Fed lowering interest rates... | ||||
| too fast? | 0% |
| ||
| too slow? | 0% |
| ||
| about right? | 100% | |||
| Do you plan to open new branches in 2008? | ||||
| Yes | 75% |
| ||
| No | 0% |
| ||
| Not sure | 25% | |||
| Were your bank’s 2007 earnings... | ||||
| Up | 100% |
| ||
| Down | 0% |
| ||
| Steady | 0% | |||
| Will your bank’s 2008 earnings be
up, down or steady? | ||||
| Up | 0% |
| ||
| Down | 60% |
| ||
| Steady | 40% | |||
| How do your customers view the local economy? | ||||
| Optimistic | 0% |
| ||
| Pessimistic | 100% |
| ||
| Hopeful | 0% | |||
| Has the pace of ethanol industry expansion been too fast, too slow or about right? | ||||
| Too fast | 100% |
| ||
| Too slow | 0% |
| ||
| About right | 0% | |||
| Have immigration crackdowns affected your community? | ||||
| Yes | 100% |
| ||
| No | 0% |
| ||
| What is your first impression of the Treasury Department's blueprint for regulatory reform? | ||||
| Positive | 0% |
| ||
| Negative | 60% |
| ||
| Undecided | 40% | |||
| Is your bank a reverse mortgage lender? | ||||
| Yes | 17% |
| ||
| No | 83% |
| ||
| Do you think the current subprime situation will result in increased compliance burden for community banks? | ||||
| Yes | 67% |
| ||
| No | 33% |
| ||
| Will the economic stimulus checks improve the economy? | ||||
| Yes | 100% |
| ||
| No | 0% |
| ||
| Was last week's Fed rate cut the last one for 2008? | ||||
| Sorry, there is no result for this poll available currently. | ||||