The bank's earnings rose 7.4 % in 2012 to $ 50 million, boosted by an 18.8 % increase in interest income and a 22 % rise in fee income from a year earlier. (gfmag.com)
The survey finds that the rise in fees is, in part, a result of recent regulations limiting overdraft fees and capping the cost of debit card interchange fees. (electronicpaymentscoalition.org)
The crunch vote on tuition fees takes place this afternoon, as analysts wait to see how the convulsions within the Lib Dems, under pressure over their pre-election pledge to oppose any rise in fees, will play out in the voting lobbies. (politics.co.uk)