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CFO March 1, 2004 Kris Frieswick	The Two Faces of Bank Mergers Despite all the talk about the "seamlessness" of the mergers being planned in the nation's fast-consolidating banking industry, CFOs of bank customers aren't all that convinced. And their concerns are both financial and personal: Will the merger of their bank hurt their access to capital, they ask? And how will their relationship with bank officers change?
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CFO March 1, 2005 Tim Reason	A Love-Hate Relationship Banks and their customers have grown closer to, and more wary of, each other.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	What the Heck Is Investment Banking, Anyway? A look at what investment bankers actually do and the firms that are involved in the business, along with their stock ratings.
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BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 John Rossant	Where Are Europe's Superbanks? Unless cross-border mergers begin, the banks may be left in the global dust.
CFO March 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty	Too Big to Succeed? Banking giants struggle to keep costs under control.
U.S. Banker October 2002 Holly Sraeel	Banking Gets Its Break. Will Players Capitalize on It? In the wake of scandals involving corporations and Wall Street, banks with solid reputations have an opportunity to get a leg up on nonbank rivals.
Bank Technology News March 2001 David Rountree	Up Today, Up Tomorrow Banks appear determined to sustain their leadership in technology as the virtual world creates ever new real-world threats to their traditional business models.
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Frederik Balfour	Bank Reform in Thailand: Better Late Than Never An overdue plan to strengthen the financial sector will force consolidation.
CFO October 1, 2006 Alix Nyberg Stuart	Are Your Secrets Safe? A shift in banks' business model raises questions about conflicts.
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The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Tom Taulli	Pop Goes Weisel's IPO Wall Street legend Thomas Weisel taps the IPO market and surprises skeptical investors. On the first day of trading, specialty financial firm Thomas Weisel Partners' stock surged 33% to $19.90.
U.S. Banker August 2004 Lee Conrad	At Mid-Tier Banks, Low-Cost Deposits, Strict Cost Controls Reign Supreme As top-line revenue has felt the pressure from falling interest rates over the past few years, banks have driven down their cost of funding as much as possible in order to maintain net margins.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian	End Of The Big Bank Bonanza These have been flush times for U.S. banks. Yet the end of Easy Street may be near.
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U.S. Banker March 2004 John Engen	How Big? Texas Big They say everything's bigger in Texas, and that's mostly true except for the banks. So the race is on to build a standout Lone Star firm. There's plenty of pickins. What's at stake? Pride.
Inc. January 2006 Dan Ackman	A Bank, at Your Service The number of start-up banks is on the rise, and they're competing with the big boys by catering to business owners.
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CFO October 1, 2007 Rob Garver	One Nation, Left Behind The race to cut compliance-based capital has begun, and U.S. banks are trailing the pack -- badly.
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U.S. Banker March 2003 Michael Sisk	Ranking the Top M&A Advisors Competition is fierce in the down economy. Sandler O'Neill did 24 deals, but Goldman's two deals were far larger. Boards of Directors are seeking out investment bankers earlier when thinking about a merger and demanding more from them.
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CIO April 1, 2004 Alice Dragoon	Banks Fight Customer Fligtht Following mergers, banks used to sacrifice customer service in favor of speedy integration and cost-cutting. But no more. Here's how CIOs are helping banks implement a new postmerger mandate to focus on customer service.
U.S. Banker May 2007 John Engen	Texas Envy In Texas, local banks are still small-fry on the national stage. Will the Recent entrance of Big new Players significantly change the Financial Complexion of the Lone Star State? Don't Bet on it.
U.S. Banker May 2005 Lee Conrad	The Big Guys Had A Good Run Last Year. But don't expect it to last. Median return on equity last year topped 15 percent as many banks rode the fumes of the mortgage boom -- which is now fading. This year and next will be tougher.
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National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Ben Johnson	Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns.
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