A collection of new banking resources from around the internet:

• Bill Introduced in Senate to Extend Transaction Account Guarantee – Sen. Reid’s proposal would extend unlimited insurance for non-interest bearing transaction accounts through 2014.
• Interagency Policy Statement on Charter Conversions by Troubled Banks – Implementing one of the requirements of Dodd-Frank.
• Case-Schiller September 2012 Home Prices Report – Nationally, home prices up 3.6% from September 2011.
• Federal Reserve Beige Book Released – Atlanta Fed indicates that most businesses across the Atlanta Fed region described economic activity as increasing marginally in October, and most contacts expect little change in the near term.