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		<title>(EPS) Stock Market News for April 19, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/19/eps-stock-market-news-for-april-19-2012-market-news/99160</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day after the benchmarks had their best run in nearly a month, insipid results from two tech-bellwethers and European economic concerns dragged the markets lower on Wednesday. Incidentally, benchmarks’ robust performance on Tuesday was largely boosted by the same fronts, except that corporate results came in strong and Europe had positive news to share about. Unfortunately, IBM and Intel’s results failed to lift investors’ sentiment yesterday, and bad loans of Spanish banks reached to the highest level since 1994. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) slumped 0.6% to close at 13,032.75. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down 0.4% and finished yesterday’s trading session at 1,385.14. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.4% to sign off at 3,031.45. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) edged up by ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Banks in 2012: Share Buybacks and High Dividends</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/jpm-u-s-banks-in-2012-share-buybacks-and-high-dividends/96273</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These five U.S. banks are not only financially fit&#8230; they&#8217;re on track for share buybacks and high dividends in 2012. In January, bank regulators voted to release a proposal for how banks with more than $10 billion in assets should conduct stress tests annually. The purpose of the tests is to gauge whether or not individual banks can withstand another major economic downturn. The tests are now a required cost of doing business due to the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law. Stress tests have become a key component of how regulators will assess the health of the banking industry. The Federal Reserve also decided to put banks with more than $50 billion in assets through separate tests to gauge whether they have sufficient capital. The results of these tests came ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for January 12, 2012 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/13/aapl-company-news-for-january-12-2012-corporate-summary/90066</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Kodak Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elbit Imaging Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Resources Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Raymond James Financial Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Raymond James Financial Inc. (NYSE:RJF) announced that it will acquire Morgan Keegan &#38; Co. Inc., the brokerage subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF) for $930 million. Following this development, shares of Regions Financial advanced 2.13% •    Grocery store operator Supervalu Inc. (NYSE:SVU) reported a higher third quarter net loss due to continued high food prices and a turnaround plan costs. Share of the company fell 12.51% to finally settle at $7.34 a share •    Share prices of photography icon Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:EK) surged 35.83% to close at $0.815 after the company filed a patent infringement suit against tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and HTC of Taiwan •    Israeli company Elbit Imaging Ltd.’s (NASDAQ:EMITF) U.S. listed share prices rocketed up more than 27% after the company announced it was selling ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBT) Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Revises Regional Bank Ratings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/07/bbt-standard-poors-revises-regional-bank-ratings/88196</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In yet another round of credit ratings revision, Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s (S&#38;P) announced changes in credit ratings for 31 regional banks. The list includes 28 publicly traded parent company banks, a non-public entity Bank of North Dakota and a couple of North American units of European banks. Some of the banks whose ratings were lowered by S&#38;P included– BB&#38;T Corporation (BBT), Commerce Bancshares Inc. (CBSH), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), U.S.Bancorp. (USB) and Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS). Ratings for these banks were downgraded by one notch. However, S&#38;P did not change the ratings of some banks including –First Horizon National Corporation (FHN), First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (FNFG), Huntington Bancshares Inc. (HBAN), KeyCorp (KEY), M&#38;T Bank Corp. (MTB), People&#8217;s United Financial Inc. (PBCT), Regions Financial Corp. (RF), SunTrust Banks Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Calls Off Debit-Card Fee</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/03/bac-bank-of-america-calls-off-debit-card-fee/86415</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corp. (BAC) has called off its plan to charge a $5 monthly fee on debit card purchases on Tuesday, but only after a hostile response from consumers and lawmakers nationwide. The company was under pressure to drop debit card fee as some of its rival companies including JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) and Wells Fargo &#38; Co. (WFC) already took similar actions. Debit card fees became an industry trend last month after banks started suffering from revenue losses due to the imposition of the debit interchange fee (proposed by the Durbin Amendment) effective October 1. The new federal rules restricted banks’ ability to charge merchants whenever a card is swiped. Consequently, BofA and its peers were gearing up to charge its debit card users, so as to ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for October 7, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/08/aapl-stock-market-news-for-october-7-2011-market-news/84785</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets experienced a third consecutive day of gains on Thursday, backed by hope among investors that steps were being taken to contain the European crisis. The new confidence among investors is a result of speculation that the president of European Commission has asked member nations to recapitalize their banks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJIA) gained 1.68% to close at 11,123.33 while the Standard &#38; Poor Index (S&#38;P 500) gained 1.83% to close at 1.164.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index surged 1.88% to close at 2,506.82. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) closed below 37. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), AMEX and Nasdaq was 9.14 billion shares, exceeding the year’s daily average of 8.02 billion shares. For every 11 stocks on the NYSE that gained 2, ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Standard &amp; Poor’s Ratings Services Ups Regions Financial&#8217;s Rating Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/rf-standard-poor%e2%80%99s-ratings-services-ups-regions-financials-rating-outlook/80916</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Standard &#38; Poor’s Ratings Services (S&#38;P) lifted its outlook on Regions Financial Corp. (RF) and its subsidiary Regions Bank to ‘Stable’ from ‘Negative.’ The rating agency is impressed by Regions’ improved loan performance. The revision to Stable outlook reflects S&#38;P’s anticipation of profit trend to continue in the upcoming quarters marked by improvement in Regions’ loan loss provisions. Provision for loan losses fell 17% sequentially and 39% year over year to $398 million as of June 30, 2011. S&#38;P also confirmed &#8220;BB+/B&#8221; counterparty credit rating on Regions and &#8220;BBB-/A-3&#8243; rating on Regions Bank. Regions’ steady earnings performance drives S&#38;P to provide a Stable Outlook on the stock. On the other hand, significant deterioration in earnings, liquidity or increase in risk and leverage, would unfavorably influence its ratings. Regions’ ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial-FIA Credit Card Services Deal Closes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/07/rf-regions-financial-fia-credit-card-services-deal-closes/78521</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birmingham-based Regions Bank, a unit of Regions Financial Corp. (RF) has completed the purchase of the credit card portfolio of $1 billion from FIA Card Services, a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (BAC), effective June 30, 2011. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Last month, Regions announced to buy approximately 500,000 customer accounts, comprising existing Regions&#8217; customers, for an undisclosed amount from FIA Card Services. Additionally, Regions has acquired a portfolio of 40,000 business credit card accounts, representing a total portfolio of more than $1 billion. Regions is expected to come up with more product offerings in the consumer market to compete effectively. The acquisition of the portfolio has accelerated Regions’ efforts to strengthen its balance between the consumer and commercial loan portfolios coupled with diversification of ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Teams with Western Union</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/rf-regions-teams-with-western-union/77918</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Regions Bank, a subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (RF) entered into an agreement with Western Union Co. (WU), a leader in global payment services, to enhance services offered to its customers. Under the terms of the deal, Regions will provide Western Union global money transfer services and faster bill payment services across its 1,700 locations in the U.S. In today’s world, consumers expect flexible, expedient and trustworthy financial services providers. The transaction with Western Union will aid Regions in offering a broader suite of products and services to its customers and communities in accordance to their needs. The agreement will facilitate Regions’ account holders in sending and receiving domestic and international money transfers and in making daily payments more conveniently and easily through Western Union’s network. The service will ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial Restructures Three Units</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/rf-regions-financial-restructures-three-units/77407</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Regions Financial Corp. (RF) announced the merger of its three units into a single wealth management group.  The company reorganized its businesses following the plan of selling off its scandal-hit brokerage unit Morgan Keegan. Alabama-based Regions pooled its trust, insurance and private banking units into one group, which would look after affluent clients. The combined unit will help in gaining profitable customers, which in turn, will raise fee income. The new business line will facilitate Regions in advancing its strategic plan by focusing on the main and profitable customer segment.  The company aims at increasing non-interest revenues and creating strong customer relationships while providing greater value to them. Morgan Keegan&#8217;s trust unit recorded $56 million in gross revenues in the first quarter of 2011, which is about 17% of ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial Settles Mortgage Fraud</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/rf-regions-financial-settles-mortgage-fraud/77277</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a regulatory filingfrom the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Regions Financial Corp.’s (RF) subsidiaries Morgan Keegan &#38; Co. and Morgan Asset Management has agreed to pay $200 million to settle down fraud charges related to subprime mortgage-backed securities. They were involved in fraudulently marketed mutual funds. The SEC alleged Regions&#8217; subsidiaries of fraud related to the sale of proprietary Regions Morgan Keegan (RMK) Bond Funds. Memphis, Tennessee-based Morgan Keegan, a brokerage arm of Regions, as well as former portfolio manager James C. Kelsoe Jr. and comptroller Joseph Thompson Weller were all accused in the administrative proceeding held in 2010. They were alleged for misrepresenting subprime mortgage-backed securities in five funds and also manipulating prices managed by Morgan Asset Management from January 2007 to July 2007. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ]]></description>
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		<title>(SWKS) Skyworks Solutions Analyst Reiterates Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/swks-skyworks-solutions-analyst-reiterates-neutral/71825</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently reiterated our Neutral recommendation of Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). Skyworks continues to capitalize on three business segments ? mobile Internet, vertical markets and analog components. Skyworks Solutions continues to consolidate its share across the mobile Internet spectrum. This covers everything from net books and data cards to smartphones, and even entry level handsets. Demand for mobile Internet applications is exploding with the broad proliferation of smartphones, net books, note books, caplets and other forms of embedded wireless devices. The colossal demand for smartphones continues to drive momentum for Skyworks, particularly at Nokia Corporation (NOK) and Apple (APPL). Skyworks has partnerships with all leading smartphone vendors such as Motorola Mobility (MMI), Research In Motion (RIMM) and Samsung. The market for smartphones is growing four times the growth rate of the traditional ]]></description>
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		<title>(STI) SunTrust Announces Full TARP Repayment</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/10/sti-suntrust-announces-full-tarp-repayment/70401</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI) said on Wednesday that it has repaid the entire $4.85 billion in bailout money it had received from the government for its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). SunTrust financed its TARP repayment primarily through proceeds from a $1.04 billion stock offering and $1 billion debt offering that it completed last week. The company funded the remaining dues from its available cash. Following the release of the Federal Reserve’s much-awaited stress test results earlier this month, SunTrust received the authorization to raise capital. SunTrustis one of the three banks that repaid the total $7.4 billion of TARP funds on Wednesday. With this repayment, the bank bailout swung into profit. Out of the total $700 billion bailout money, about $245 billion was handed out to ]]></description>
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		<title>(KEY) KeyCorp Repays Troubled Asset Relief Program Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/06/key-keycorp-repays-troubled-asset-relief-program-funds/70349</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KeyCorp (KEY) became one of the latest three banks to repay its bailout money. The company has fully repaid its $2.5 billion in outstanding Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds on Wednesday. KeyCorp’s repayment was financed by proceeds from the recent $625 million common equity offerings and $1 billion debt offerings, in addition to other funds from available resources. Following the approval from the Federal Reserve earlier in the month, the company had announced the pricing of its public offerings of 70,621,470 shares of its common stock at a price of $8.85 per share. KeyCorp repurchased all 25,000 shares of its Fixed-Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, which were originally issued in December 2008 under TARP’s Capital Purchase Program. In all, the company paid approximately $297 million in dividends and ]]></description>
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		<title>(FHN) First Horizon National Analyst Downgrades to Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/03/fhn-first-horizon-national-analyst-downgrades-to-underperform/70458</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have downgraded our recommendation on First Horizon National Corp. (FHN) to Underperform from Neutral as the company suffered a loss in the fourth quarter of 2010 following the repayment of the bailout money in late December 2010. FHN reported a loss of $49.0 million or 20 cents per share, significantly higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 2 cents. Results, however, compared favorably with the prior-year quarter’s loss of $70.6 million or 30 cents per share. Fourth-quarter results included a negative impact of $63 million related to the company’s exit from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The company repurchased its TARP preferred shares after raising capital from the equity and debt markets. Besides TARP repayment, FHN’s results also tumbled owing to lower-than-expected revenues in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial Analyst Reiterates Shares at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/rf-regions-financial-analyst-reiterates-shares-at-neutral/68672</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We maintain our Neutral recommendation on Regions Financial Corp. (RF). The decision is based on the company’s move toward profitability in the fourth quarter of 2010. In January, Regions’ announced fourth-quarter 2010 operating earnings per share of 3 cents, significantly surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of 13 cents per share. Results compared favorably with a loss of 17 cents per share in the prior quarter and 51 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Results significantly benefited from improved core business performance.  Further, the company’s improved non-interest income, high pre-tax pre-provision net revenue and net margin expansion attributed to favorable funding mix and deposit pricing, which led to impressive results. However, these increases were partly offset by the escalation in non-interest expenses. Moreover, the company took aggressive credit quality ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFC) Are Federal Reserve Bank Stress Test Results an Encouraging Sign?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/21/wfc-are-federal-reserve-bank-stress-test-results-an-encouraging-sign/69311</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the release of the Federal Reserve’s much-awaited stress test results on Friday, many big banks that were granted the green signal took immediate action to raise their dividends. The Fed allowed America’s strongest banks that have passed the second round of stress tests to operate independently without strict government restrictions that were imposed during the height of financial crisis in 2008. These banks can now increase dividends and buy back shares, both of which were prohibited for the last few years following concerns that banks might not have sufficient capital to counter another financial crisis. The results also brought good tidings for the weaker banks. These were given the consent to raise capital by issuing shares to repay the money they received as part of their participation in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for Janurary 3, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/03/bac-stock-market-news-for-jan-3-2011-market-news/64370</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CVS Caremark Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F5 Networks Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IMAX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMAX Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marshall & Ilsley Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netflix Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Universal American Corp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors mostly stayed away from the Street on Friday, being New Year’s Eve and markets closed largely mixed. This was also one of the lightest volume trade days of the year. Though, apart from the Dow, certain benchmarks shed a few points on the closing day, the markets posted an optimistic picture at the year end. This was the second consecutive year that markets moved up. In addition, the benchmarks also posted double-digit growth for the year. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up 0.07% and closed at 11,577.51. The S&#38;P 500 was down 0.02% and closed at 1,257.64 and the Nasdaq ended the day at 2,652.87, down 0.38%. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rose to 18. On the New York Stock Exchange, volumes were expectedly dry ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for December 23, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/25/bac-stock-market-news-for-december-23-2010/63523</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 18:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nike Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, markets ended marginally higher and major indices enjoyed record two-year highs. Primarily led by financial stocks and positive economic data, benchmarks ended on the winning side on a trading day with light volumes. As markets near the end of the year, it is to be seen if investor’s carry the optimism to the next year. Investors gained some momentum from positive economic data coming from the Commerce Department. The department announced that the third quarter domestic product was revised to an annualized rate of 2.6%. It inched a percentage higher from previous estimates, but nonetheless fell short of economic estimates of 2.8%. But investors looked into the positive side and awaited the possibility of future growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.23% to end at 11,559.49. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(SWKS) Skyworks Solutions First Quarter 2011 Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/13/swks-skyworks-solutions-first-quarter-2011-earnings-scorecard/59604</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the solid fourth quarter results of Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), estimates have been on the rise reflecting a positive sentiment among analysts covering the stock. Skyworks also provided an upbeat guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 triggering an increase in earnings estimates. Fourth Quarter Flashback Skyworks reported revenues of $313.3 million, up 37% from the year-ago quarter and up 14% sequentially. The reported figure beat management’s updated guidance of $310 million, driven by strong growth in mobile Internet and analog markets. Net income came in at $46.8 million or 25 cents in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, down 20% year over year due to tax adjustment-related charges. Excluding one-time items, but including stock-based compensation expenses, net income per share came in at 35 cents, in line with ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Investors Service Chops Ratings of Ten Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/mco-moodys-investors-service-chops-ratings-of-ten-banks/58040</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BPOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the ratings arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), has lowered the ratings of 10 banks earlier this week on lower expectations for governmental support for these banks. Banks Thumbed Down The banks whose ratings were downgraded are BB&#38;T Corp. (BBT), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC), Popular Inc. (BPOP), Regions Financial Corp. (RF), SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Zions Bancorp (ZION). Additionally, the rating agency lowered the outlook on the subsidiaries of American Express Company (AXP). While the overall ratings – and the downgrades – varied, the deposit ratings of all the regional banks experienced a minimum of one notch of cut. With the severe financial crisis behind us, Moody’s believes that the passage ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial Reduces Loss but Misses Street Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/rf-regions-financial-reduces-loss-but-misses-street-estimates/56738</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/rf-regions-financial-reduces-loss-but-misses-street-estimates/56738#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Southeast Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation (RF) has narrowed its loss in the third quarter but missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company reported a net loss of 17 cents per share, compared with a loss of 37 cents in the year-ago period. The Zacks Consensus Estimate was a loss of 10 cents per share. Results were significantly impacted by the continued de-risking of the balance sheet and the high disposition of problem assets. Also, recent legislative actions have impacted the company’s non-interest income though favorable funding mix and deposit pricing have led to better net interest income figures. Credit Quality Evaluation Regions’ asset disposition included about $1.0 billion being transferred to the held-for-sale category in the reported quarter. This included a bulk sale of distressed assets of $350 million. The assets disposition ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for November 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aol Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Technology Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARTG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comforce Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVS Caremark Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Warner Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WellPoint Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WLP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy.  The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more than six months as most of its components marked gains on the day. Interest rate hikes from central banks of India and Australia also had a part in yesterday’s rally. The 30-share blue-chip average advanced 64 points, or about 0.6%, to 11,188.72, its highest level since April 26. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index climbed more than 9 points, or nearly 0.8%, to 1193.57 and the technology-focused Nasdaq rose more than 28 points, or 1.1%, to 2533.52. On the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks rose ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for October 26, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-26-2010-market-news/56645</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-26-2010-market-news/56645#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BZH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comerica Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RYL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryland Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rose to their highest level since April amid renewed hopes that the Fed would soon initiate steps to stimulate economic growth. A jump in commodity prices, aided by a falling dollar, also helped push stocks higher and the blue-chip Dow average closed at its highest level since late April. Twenty-three of the 30 DJIA components ended in the green as the index gained 31 points, or 0.3%, to close at 11,164, its highest close in almost six months. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite index gained 11.46 points, or 0.5%, to 2490.85. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index edged up 2.54 points, or 0.2%, to 1185.62. On the New York Stock Exchange more than 1 billion shares exchanged hands as advancing issues beat those that fell in price by a three-to-two ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank Ratings Reduced Under New U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Rule?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/25/bac-bank-ratings-reduced-under-new-u-s-federal-deposit-insurance-corporation-rule/56412</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/25/bac-bank-ratings-reduced-under-new-u-s-federal-deposit-insurance-corporation-rule/56412#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comerica Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KeyCorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Street Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[STT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of a number of major banks under review for possible downgrade following a new rule proposed by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Recently, the board of directors of FDIC has voted to approve the rule that details the way it would recognize the &#8220;systemically important&#8221; banks and financial companies under the new Dodd-Frank financial reform law. Though the ratings of a number of banks and bank holding companies are placed under review for a possible downgrade, the credit ratings of Bank of America Corp.(BAC) and Citigroup Inc. (C) are the most threatened as a result of the significant support the companies received from the government. Both these companies received $45 billion in tax-payer funds from the government during the financial crisis. That ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Regulators Close Three More Banks &#8211; U.S. Bank Failures Rise to 132 in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/18/jpm-regulators-close-three-more-banks-u-s-bank-failures-rise-to-132-in-2010/55544</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank failures continue unabated as the U.S. regulators closed down three more banks on Friday. Out of the three failed banks, two were based in Missouri and one in Kansas. This brings the total number of bank failures to 132 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks benefited greatly from the various programs launched by the government, many smaller banks are still weak. Tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on such institutions. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. With the industry absorbing bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures in 2010 Climb to 129</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/04/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-in-2010-climb-to-129/53950</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/04/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-in-2010-climb-to-129/53950#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered two more banks in Florida and Washington, pushing up the figure to 129 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks benefited greatly from the various programs launched by the government, many smaller banks are still weak. Tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on such institutions. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. With the industry absorbing bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system has worsened Incorporatedreasing the possibility of more bank failures. Economic threats emanating ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures Climb to 127 in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-climb-to-127-in-2010/52808</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-climb-to-127-in-2010/52808#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank failures continue unabated as the U.S. regulators closed down two more banks in Florida and Washington on Friday, pushing up the figure to 127 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks benefited greatly from the various programs launched by the government, many smaller banks are still weak. Tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on such institutions. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. With the industry absorbing bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system has worsened Incorporatedreasing the possibility ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBT) BB&amp;T to Reclassify Non-performing Loans</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/15/bbt-bbt-to-reclassify-non-performing-loans/51686</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/15/bbt-bbt-to-reclassify-non-performing-loans/51686#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, while speaking at Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, BB&#38;T Corp.’s (BBT) chief executive officer (CEO) Mr. Kelly King stated that the company will reclassify more than $1 billion non-performing assets (NPAs) into loans held-for-sale in the third quarter 2010. Moreover, the company will try to sell these assets to investors over the next 2-3 quarters. Earlier this year, BB&#38;T had tried to sell problem loans in large blocks but did not receive expected bid values. Currently, the company has decided to sell these loans in small portions to a wider pool of investors. Until second quarter 2010, BB&#38;T refrained from large bad loan sales and write-downs, which many other U.S. banks such as Citigroup Inc. (C) had done profitably since the beginning of financial crisis in 2007-2008. However, ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failure Tally Hits 119 in 2010 &#8211; Horizon Bank Fails</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/jpm-u-s-bank-failure-tally-hits-119-in-2010-horizon-bank-fails/51350</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a lull in bank failures for the last week of August and the first week of September, U.S. regulators last Friday shuttered Bradenton, Florida-based Horizon Bank, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 119 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks benefited greatly from the various programs launched by the government, many smaller banks are still weak. Tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on such institutions. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. With the industry absorbing bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble ]]></description>
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		<title>(STJ) St. Jude Medical Invests in CardioMEMS</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/09/stj-st-jude-medical-invests-in-cardiomems/50864</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical devices major St. Jude Medical (STJ) has inked an agreement to invest $60 million in privately-held cardiac devices maker CardioMEMS Inc, for a 19% stake in the entity. The deal also includes an exclusive option for St. Jude to fully acquire CardioMEMS for $375 million should the latter achieve certain undisclosed milestones. St. Jude has stated that the agreement will have no impact on its 2010 earnings per share outlook. BofA Merrill Lynch, a unit of Bank of America (BAC), and JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM) subsidiary J.P. Morgan Securities are acting as financial advisors to St. Jude and CardioMEMS, respectively. Atlanta-based CardioMEMS has developed an implantable wireless sensor, a novel miniature device, which can be implanted in the pulmonary artery using a catheter-based technique to monitor cardiac performance in patients ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation&#8217;s Problem Bank List Grows &#8211; More Banks Go Bust</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/07/jpm-u-s-federal-deposit-insurance-corporations-problem-bank-list-grows-more-banks-go-bust/50110</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a government report released on Tuesday, the number of banks on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) list of problem institutions in the second quarter grew to 829 from 775 in the previous quarter and 416 in the year-ago quarter. This is the highest since the savings and loan crisis in the early 1990s. Banks that feature on the problem list are most likely to fail, though some may still scrape through. As of now, only about 13% of banks on the FDIC&#8217;s problem list have actually failed so far. What is interesting is that this percentage is likely to change; though the problem list is growing at a slower pace, bank failures are accelerating. The How and Why of Bank Failures There have been 118 bank failures ]]></description>
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		<title>(WABC) U.S. Economy Hits 118 Bank Failures in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/23/wabc-u-s-economy-hits-118-bank-failures-in-2010/49002</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing economic volatility took its toll on a few more banks last week. Eight more banks including ShoreBank, a big community bank based in Chicago, were shuttered by the U.S. regulators on Friday. This takes the total number of bank failures to 118 so far in 2010, compared with 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, small banks continue to be impacted by tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures in 2010 Now Total 110</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/16/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-stretch-to-110-analyst-blog/48095</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered Palos Heights, Illinois-based Palos Bank and Trust Company, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 110 so far in 2010. This compares with 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, small banks continue to be impacted by tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry absorbs bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Ravenswood Bank Based in Chicago Fails &#8211; Becomes 109th U.S. Failure in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/10/jpm-ravenswood-bank-based-in-chicago-fails-becomes-109th-u-s-failure-in-2010/47218</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered Chicago, Illinois-based Ravenswood Bank, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 109 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to impact small banks. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry absorbs bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system goes ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Rating Outlook Falls for Big Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/mco-rating-outlook-falls-for-big-banks/45308</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rating outlooks for big banks have been lowered by Moody’s Investor Service, a part of Moody’s Corporation (MCO). The rating agency has tempered its outlook for Bank of America Corporation (BAC) (or BofA) , Citigroup Inc. (C) and Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC) to “negative&#8221; from “stable&#8221;. The downgrade comes as a result of a new law – Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – that is anticipated to reduce government support for the U.S. banks in future. This law also fortifies regulators’ supervising power Incorporatedluding power to liquidate a bank, if required. According to the rating agency, these banks have received extra ordinary support from the government during the recent financial crisis. The handholding helped these companies to enjoy debt and deposit ratings well above the ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial&#8217;s Earnings Losses Narrower than Estimated</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/28/rf-regions-financials-earnings-losses-narrower-than-estimated/45043</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regions Financial’s (RF) second quarter loss came in at 11 cents per share, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 20 cents per share. Last year, the company reported a loss of 28 cents per share. Including the Morgan Keegan regulatory proceedings of $200.0 million, Regions’ loss was 28 cents per diluted share, which compares with a loss of 21 cents in the prior quarter. Results for the quarter improved primarily due to core revenue growth, lower adjusted non-interest expenses, and continued improvement in key credit metrics, partially offset by regulatory charge. Quarter Performance in Detail Total revenue reported was $1,612.0 million, down 20.6% year over year and 1.9% sequentially. However, total revenue surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,591.0 million. Pre-tax Pre-provision Net Revenue reported was ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures in 2010 Climbs to 90</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/26/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-in-2010-climbs-to-90/43115</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank failures continue unabated as the U.S. regulators closed down four more banks on Friday. Out of the four failed banks, two were based in Maryland and one each in Oklahoma and New York. This brings the total number of bank failures to 90 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to impact small banks. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) International Business Machines Collaborate with WiSpry</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/28/ibm-international-business-machines-collaborate-with-wispry/41860</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced collaboration with WiSpry, Inc., a leader in tunable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry. WiSpry&#8217;s tunable RF devices deliver superior levels of performance with improved talktime and increased time for surfing the Web on a wireless mobile device. Under the partnership, WiSpry and IBM will build micro-electromechanical machine systems (MEMS) process technology and develop products consisting of tunable RF. WiSpry will integrate its tunable RF technology with IBM&#8217;s RF-CMOS process capability to develop the next-generation, tunable wireless mobile terminal front-end technology. With the aid of IBM&#8217;s technology, WiSpry will be able to deliver the current generation of broadband tunability products at a lower cost to an important, tier-one handset OEM customer this fall, the company said. IBM is a leader in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BP) 2010 U.S. More Bank Failures Hit 86</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/28/bp-2010-u-s-more-bank-failures-hit-86/41793</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing economic volatility has taken its toll on a few more banks last week. On Friday, three more were shuttered by U.S. regulators. These three banks were based in Florida, Georgia and New Mexico. The total number of bank failures goes up to 86 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to impact small banks. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) In 2010 U.S. Bank Failures Rise to 83</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/21/jpm-in-2010-u-s-bank-failures-rise-to-83/40861</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered Reno, Nevada-based Nevada Security Bank, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 83 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to impact small banks. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry absorbs bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system goes ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures  in 2010 Increase to 81</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/07/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-in-2010-increase-to-81/39537</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank failures continue unabated as the U.S. regulators closed down three more banks in Mississippi, Illinois and Nebraska on Friday, pushing up the figure to 81 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of bank failures of 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to impact small banks. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry tolerates bad loans made ]]></description>
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		<title>(BOFL) U.S. Bank Failures Hit 78 in 2010 So Far</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/03/bofl-u-s-bank-failures-hit-78-in-2010-so-far/38957</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing economic volatility has taken its toll on another set of banks last week. On Friday, five more were shuttered by U.S. regulators. Out of the five failed banks, three were based in Florida and one each in Nevada and California. This brings the total number of bank failures to 78 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with large financial institutions stabilizing, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to impact small banks. While we expect the economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures in 2010 Increase to Seventy-Three</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-in-2010-increase-to-seventy-three/38100</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 04:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered St. Paul, Minnesota-based Pinehurst Bank, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 73 so far in 2010. This compares to bank failures of 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with large financial institutions stabilizing, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on small banks. While we expect the economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry tolerated bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system goes even deeper ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial Accounting Charge-offs to Peak</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/23/rf-regions-financial-accounting-charge-offs-to-peak/37985</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 04:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent investor conference, Regions Financial Corp. (RF) said that the company expects its charge-offs to peak in the upcoming quarter. The company expects charge-offs near the midpoint of a range of $3.4 billion to $5.9 billion over two years. However, Regions expects no reserve build in the second half of 2010. Regions also expects net interest margin to climb to 3.00% by year-end 2010. The actions that Regions has been taking on loan and deposit pricing should produce an improving margin throughout 2010. The first quarter marked the third consecutive period of stabilized net interest margin, which came in at 2.77%. An improving deposit mix fueled by a strong low-cost deposit growth continues to be a significant contributor to the margin stabilization. Regions’ first quarter loss came in ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) FDIC Report Shows Big Banks Boost Industry Profit $$</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/21/jpm-fdic-report-shows-big-banks-boost-industry-profit/37940</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the dreadful phase of the economic downturn, the banking industry’s profits soared during the first quarter of 2010. However, this was primarily led by the big banks, while small banks remained strained due to deteriorating credit conditions. According to the quarterly banking industry report released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) on Thursday, the industry made an $18 billion profit, a record since the financial crisis in 2008. This improvement in the industry data reflects near-zero interest rates and lower reserves for losses. As a result, more than half of the industry participants reported improvements over the prior-year period. Though the profit for the reported remained historically weak, it jumped from $5.6 billion in the year-ago period. The biggest banks (with at least $10 billion of assets) have ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures in 2010 Rises to 72</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-in-2010-rises-to-72/37328</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 14:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, four more banks were shuttered by U.S. regulators. The failed banks were based in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri. This brings the total number of bank failures to 72 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with large financial institutions stabilizing, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on small banks. While we expect the economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry tolerates bad loans made during the credit explosion, ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures Now Total 64 in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/03/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-now-total-64-in-2010/35877</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 21:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A capricious economy triggered another set of bank failures last week. On Friday, seven more banks were shuttered by U.S. regulators. Out of the seven failed banks, three were in Puerto Rico, two in Missouri and one each in Michigan and Washington. This brings the total number of bank failures to 64 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with large financial institutions stabilizing, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and rising unemployment continue to take their toll on small banks. While we expect the economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Seven More U.S. (Chicago-Area) Banks Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/27/jpm-seven-more-u-s-chicago-area-banks-fail/35000</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered seven more banks in Illinois, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 57 so far in 2010. This compares to a total number of bank failures of 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007.??Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with large financial institutions stabilizing, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and rising unemployment continue to take their toll on small banks. While we expect economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry tolerates bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system goes even deeper ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial&#8217;s Earnings Report Tops Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/21/rf-regions-financials-earnings-report-tops-expectations/34536</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corp.’s (RF) first quarter loss came in at 21 cents per share, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 27 cents. Results for the quarter improved due primarily to lower-than-expected provisions for loan losses. Last year, the company reported a profit of 4 cents. First quarter marked the third consecutive period of stabilized net interest margin, which came in at 2.77%. The actions that Regions has been taking on loan and deposit pricing should produce an improving margin throughout 2010. Improving deposit mix fueled by a strong low-cost deposit growth continues to be a significant contributor to the margin stabilization. Non-interest income declined about 24% year-over-year to $831 million. In 2009, Regions made a considerable headway in lowering its core expense base and anticipate additional ]]></description>
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