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The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Solid Base for Bank of America While trying to grow in every direction at once, the financial firm still has a good business. With so many large banks trading at seemingly low valuations, it's pretty tempting to say that not much is expected out of this industry over the next six to 12 months.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Joseph Khattab	Hanmi Almost Delivers Korea's Hanmi Financial's first-quarter results were strong enough for a 5% jump in stock price today, but investors may still be hesitant to jump on the bandwagon.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Emil Lee	Fool on the Street: Capital One's Capital Strategy Capital One's purchase and rebranding of the regional banks certainly carries execution and customer loyalty risks, it also carries substantial rewards. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2007 Emil Lee	Mercantile Bank, Yield Curve: Both Flat The regional bank is stuck in lackluster yield environment. It's hard for investors to get excited about this regional bank.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	M&T Bank: Smart Prevails M&T isn't cheap relative to your average bank, but it is a better-than-average operator trading at a bit of a discount to historical valuations.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Keep an Eye on Commerce Commerce Bank is swirling in uncertainty, but its prospects for continued deposit growth are worth investors' attention.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Commerce and Its Bank "Stores" If growth is important in your portfolio and you're also looking for some banking exposure, Commerce could be a good bet if it continues to grow at its historically impressive rates.
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 October 17, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	M&I's Processing Prowess Its impressive third-quarter results show that it's more than a traditional bank. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Commerce Still Builds for the Future Will rapid loan and deposit growth at the bank ultimately mean prosperity for shareholders?
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Tom Taulli	Barbarians at the Bank Capital One's new banking business may increase its exposure to a flattening yield curve. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Emil Lee	Capital One's Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain Capital One's recent results mask a promising future. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Bank on Wells Fargo The banking behemoth is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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The Motley Fool March 21, 2006 Michael Liebert	Little Interest in Banking Given the uncertainty surrounding both the direction of the yield curve and the banking industry's credit risk, Northern Trust's private banking and custody focus might make the shares an excellent way to diversify a portfolio's other financial services holdings.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Commerce Still Yields to the Rules Even if investors think Commerce Bancorp is changing the game, it's still affected by the same banking realities. For those who can look at higher-risk/higher-reward situations, this could be the sort of momentary stumble that lets you get in at a better (and safer) price.
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.
FDIC FYI February 22, 2006 Nathan Powell	What the Yield Curve Does (and Doesn't) Tell Us Regardless of the slope of the existing yield curve -- positive, flat, or negative -- bankers will benefit from strategies designed to cope with the uncertainty of changing interest rates.
Bank Technology News March 2007 Glen Fest	Business Banking: Small Banks Beefing Up Commercial Capabilities Four in five community institutions say they will increase tech spending on capabilities such as cash management and imaging to attract corporate banking customers.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Heading South Saves Regions Financial Merger cost savings continue to help Regions offset industry challenges. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Michael Leibert	Banking's Compass Points to Spain Spanish banking giant BBVA bolsters its presence in the U.S. with the purchase of Compass Bancshares. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Bank of America Is Outbanked Bank of America managed to post a nice net income increase during its second quarter, but only half as much as some of its competitors.
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The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sleep Well With BB&T This bank likely won't ever be a hot tip, but steady performance has a role in almost all portfolios.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Well-Protected Wachovia The banking giant is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Size Matters To stave off a purchase by more-efficient and better-capitalized European banks, can U.S. banks manage an operational turnaround in time? For institutions that have been built through M&As, that's a questionable proposition.
FDIC FYI July 9, 2004	Bank Branching Trends and Prospects of Key Banking Sectors A summary of three reports released today that represent the fourth installment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Future of Banking Study.
Bank Systems & Technology January 14, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran	One Question for: Brian Hartline, Nova Savings Bank How does a community bank compete with regional or national banks?
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Main Street Needs Resurfacing This Atlanta bank is taking the right steps, but the valuation is not enough of a bargain.
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The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 David Lee Smith	Bank of America Raising the Roof The megabank seeks to abolish federal limits on its growth. What might this push mean for Bank of America attractiveness to investors?
BusinessWeek February 9, 2004	Figuring Out If Banks Fit Together A talk with fund manager David Ellison about how he assesses the prospects of bank mergers working out
U.S. Banker April 2009 Glen Fest	Small Bank Divide Now a Trap? Community banks have been steadily losing market to larger competitors for two decades now.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Emil Lee	Bank of Granite Stonewalled Although the bank is undoubtedly well-run, the company's results continue to lag because of a tough banking environment, as well as exposure to lackluster local economies.
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The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Hey, Give Me My Money! Fewer check processing sites means that, for consumers, more deposit checks get categorized as "local." That means more of your checks must be deposited under the two-day rule instead of the five-day rule.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Commerce Bancorp Confounds This bank is clearly committed to doing business differently, and that's a definite case of good news, bad news for investors.
OCC Bulletin July 3, 2006	Prohibition Against Interstate Deposit Production Description: Annual Loan-to-Deposit Ratios An updated host-state loan-to- deposit ratios that banking agencies will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (Interstate Act) is now available.
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The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Emil Lee	Capital One's Bright Future By being smart about its business, Capital One is poised for long-term success. Investors, take note.
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