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The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Joseph Khattab	Foolish Forecast: No Respect for SunTrust The Southeastern regional bank will report fourth-quarter 2006 financial results shortly. Investors, here's what to expect.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Expect More From SunTrust With the nation's best banking markets, SunTrust should be a performance leader. It's not. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	AmSouth: When Unspectacular Is Good Lowered expectations in banking make AmSouth look great. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Banks a Lot The earnings week ahead will be dominated by financial services stocks.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Tom Taulli	SunTrust Is Sitting Pretty SunTrust prepares for a rise in rates, as well as corporate lending.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	SunTrust Hot Spots Even if the business model is riskier at this Atlanta-based super-regional bank, is the stock still too cheap?
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	National City Invests in Florida Real Estate National City joins the throng of banks hoping that Florida will boost their growth. Investors, take note.
Bank Systems & Technology February 20, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	SunTrust President & CEO Wells Also Named Chairman The board of directors of SunTrust Banks announced that James M. Wells III, the company's president and CEO since January 2007, will assume the additional role and title of Chairman of the Board.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	BB&T Still Sticking to Its Knitting This large Southeastern bank seems to be on target for shareholder-friendly growth.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	In SunTrust Should You Trust? This bank has good market share and a solid growth history, but also expensive deposits and a reliance on real estate lending. Investors should carefully consider those issues before buying.
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The Motley Fool June 20, 2008 Alex Dumortier	BB&T to Competitors: "In Your Face!" Just as fresh fears of a dividend cut pushed shares of Income Investor pick BB&T down to a more than 10-year low, the regional bank announced that it expected to increase its dividend this year.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 Alyce Lomax	SunTrust's Southern Focus Investors shrug off SunTrust's first acquisition since the Wachovia jilting.
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The Motley Fool April 3, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Which Banks Will Cut Dividends? Be careful which banks you buy or hold, or a sweet situation could go sour.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Not Quite Wacky for Wachovia Wachovia is a well-run and growing financial institution. It's just not the cheapest option out there for investors.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2008 Toby Shute	7 Bunker-Like Banks There are still some well-capitalized, fortress-like banks out there. Let's take a look at a few of them.
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The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Small Banks Need Love, Too: United Community Banks This tiny bank is growing through quality customer service. There aren't an abundance of growth stories in the banking world, it's not surprising that these shares are a bit expensive.
HBS Working Knowledge November 3, 2003 Jim Heskett	Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency? The collapse of companies like Enron and WorldCom cost investors tens of billions of dollars. But that amount may be dwarfed by the cost of conforming to new laws driven by those corporate scandals -- laws that are intended to protect investors.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Emil Lee	Zions: The Lion in Winter Zions bucks the banking industry trend and reports a good quarter. Although the bank isn't screamingly cheap (at 15 times trailing net income and almost twice book value), don't bet against it.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Blatant Opacity of Banks' Balance Sheets Accountants can be creative people. Bankers can be sneaky people. Put the two together, and funny things happen.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	U.S. Bancorp Rides Fees to Growth Interest income performance isn't great, but U.S. Bancorp's strong fee structure does its part. Though the stock may not be quite as cheap as banks like Wachovia or SunTrust, it's still a very well-run bank.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Alex Dumortier	Banks: It's the Regionals' Turn! Regional banks confirm the trends witnessed at the top five heavyweights.
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The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Emil Lee	SunTrust Banking on the Future A tough environment obscures SunTrust's cost-cutting initiatives. The bank is planting some very promising seeds, and in a few years, they should result in a rich harvest. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Joseph Khattab	The Best Blue Chip for 2007: Bank of America Bank of America pays out a saucy 4.1% dividend, and it trades at lower earnings multiples than most of its peer group. It also looks reasonably valued compared to its historical multiples.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Will Bank Losses Be Worse Than the Great Depression? Analyst Mike Mayo dropkicked the banking sector with a report that said loan losses could exceed Great Depression levels.
U.S. Banker January 2004 Glen Fest	Dog Days? Phillip Humann's bulldog determination to remain independent may not stop what some argue is inevitable: SunTrust's disappearance from the banking landscape. But if the purchase of the Atlanta bank is a foregone conclusion, it could have even bigger consequences for the South.
Knowledge@Wharton	Why Firms Restate Annual Earnings and Why Investors Should Beware Is there a way to tell, ahead of time, which publicly traded companies are most likely to cook the books? A new study, "Predicting Earnings Management: The Case of Earnings Restatements," identifies some key risk factors.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Joseph Khattab	A Closer Look at BB&T There's still opportunity in the shares of this regional bank.
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The Motley Fool June 21, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Wachovia Goes South Wachovia shares lost a little ground in trading, even though the company announced a deal to buy SouthTrust that would increase its presence in the Southeast U.S. and allow it to trump rival Bank of America in that region.
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