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<b>Insights on the Federal Rescue Plan - an Interview with Guillermo Kopp of TowerGroup</b> <p>Tuesday's news was mainly about Wall Street, with the U.S. government pledging to invest up to $125 billion in nine of the nation's largest banks. <p>But Main Street banking institutions and their customers will be the ultimate beneficiaries of this financial boost, says one industry analyst. <p>"It's all about restoring confidence in the banking system," says Guillermo Kopp, Executive Director and Global Research Fellow at TowerGroup, the Boston-based financial services research and advisory firm. "This is an interdependent system, and it's important to ensure that banks don't hurt, because they sustain the economy." <p>In an exclusive interview, Kopp discusses what this investment truly means to the banking industry, sharing insight on: <ul> <li>Ways financial services organizations of all sizes will benefit from government investment; <li>How banking institutions can step up and reinforce customer confidence; <li>Immediate business priorities for these institutions; <li>Outsourcing trends in the near term. </ul>