Samuel P. Golden, Ombudsman of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency spoke earlier today at the Urban Financial Services Coalition conference in Dallas, Texas. The full text of his speech (PDF) is available online - and it's worth a read.

MSN Money carries a Financial Times story updating the dispute between the two card associations over future sponsorship rights for financial services with FIFA, the official sponsor of World Cup soccer.

MasterCard has filed an 8-K with the SEC detailing the composition of its new board of directors and their committee assignments following completion of its recent initial public offering.

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