Is Federal Involvement in the Banking Industry a good thing?

You would think the answer would be easy and obvious. The government needs to be involved to regulate the industry right?  But to what degree?  We will ask a series of questions over the next few months as we learn more and more from our clients on how their banking relationship is this year. What are they hearing from their bank? Has the relationship changed? Are they switching banks this year? And, a number of other questions that need to be addressed.  Businesses want answers, and we're going to play our part in delivering the answers we find in the interaction with our clients. U.S. manufacturers are struggling to stay afloat and find the critical financing needed for inventory and expansion.  Although few want to expand in this economy, it's actually a good time due to lower costs.   More to come.