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		<title>(ZION) Zions Bancorp Outpaces on Lower Expenses</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/01/zion-zions-bancorp-outpaces-on-lower-expenses/99577</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zions Bancorp.(ZION) reported its first-quarter 2012 earnings per share of 33 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 26 cents. Also, this compared favorably with the prior-quarter earnings of 30 cents. After considering non-cash effects of the discount amortization on convertible subordinated debt as well as additional accretion on acquired loans and accelerated amortization of discount on $700 million redemption of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) preferred stock, Zions’ first-quarter net income came in at $25.5 million or 14 cents per share. This was slightly below the prior-quarter earnings of $44.4 million or 24 cents. The sequential improvement was a result of higher non-interest income and lower operating expenses partially offset by fall in net interest income.However, continuous improvement in credit quality, and increases in average deposits were the positives ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan to Return Overdraft Fees</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/jpm-jpmorgan-to-return-overdraft-fees/91442</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. District Court of Southern Florida (Miami) has asked JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) to pay $110 million to settle a class lawsuit related to the charging of inappropriate overdraft fees to its customers. The court held the company responsible for manipulating transaction entries to generate larger overdraft fees, but this settlement has to be first approved by the U.S. District Judge in Miami. The lawsuit filed by the customers stated that the transactions were re-sequenced by JPMorgan in such a way that the largest withdrawals were deducted first instead of being cleared in the order in which they were received. As a result, customers’ balances diminished faster, resulting in a larger number of ‘overdrawn’ transactions, each of which then became chargeable. With a rise in debit card usage, ]]></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>
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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>(MA) MasterCard in mCommerce Tie</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/05/ma-mastercard-in-mcommerce-tie/88035</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to expand its mobile commerce (mCommerce) platform, yesterday, MasterCard Inc. (MA) announced a global strategic alliance with mFoundry. The latter is a well-positioned mobile banking solutions provider in the US with seven years of experience. Besides the collaboration, MasterCard also agreed upon being a leading investor in mFoundry to strengthen the combined mCommerce initiative. However, the terms of the deal remain undisclosed. As a result of the alliance, mFoundry’s mobile banking software solutions will align with MasterCard’s Tap &#38; Go PayPass technology, which functions on near field communication (NFC) process. This will enhance and ease the customer’s mobile experience. The consumers can now make secure payments and transfer funds through the NFC-oriented PayPass terminal at any of MasterCard’s merchants and mFoundry’s over 560 banks and credit unions, ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America to Repay Unfair Overdraft Fees</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/10/bac-bank-of-america-to-repay-unfair-overdraft-fees/86752</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/10/bac-bank-of-america-to-repay-unfair-overdraft-fees/86752#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation (BAC) has hit the headlines for manipulating overdraft fees. On Monday, the U.S. District Court of Southern District of Florida (Miami) ordered BofA to pay back $410 million to its more than 13 million customers who were charged with inappropriate overdraft fees by the company over the last decade. The court has held BofA responsible for manipulating transaction entries to generate larger overdraft fees. Transactions were re-sequenced by the bank so that the largest withdrawals were deducted first instead of being cleared in the order in which they were received. As a result, customers’ balances diminished faster, resulting in a larger number of ‘overdrawn’ transactions, each of which then became chargeable. BofA’s attorney said that those customers who had debit cards between January 2001 and May ]]></description>
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		<title>(ZION) Zions Bancorp Earnings Outpace Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/zion-zions-bancorp-earnings-outpace-estimates/85863</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/zion-zions-bancorp-earnings-outpace-estimates/85863#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zions Bancorp. (ZION) reported third quarter 2011 earnings of 40 cents per share, significantly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents. However, this is below the prior quarter’s earnings of 45 cents per share. However, after considering non-cash effects of the discount amortization on convertible subordinated debt and additional accretion on acquired loans, Zions reported third quarter net profit of $65.2 million or 35 cents per share. This compares favorably with the prior quarter’s net income of $29.0 million or 16 cents per share and the prior-year quarter’s net loss of $80.5 million or 47 cents per share. The results in the quarter continued to improve owing to the year-over-year growth in net interest income, continuous improvement in credit quality as well as a fall in non-interest expenses. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview &#8211; Detailed</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/aapl-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview-detailed/79251</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/aapl-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview-detailed/79251#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[WHG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whirlpool Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WHR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wipro Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WNS (Holdings) Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WSTL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WYNN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wynn Resorts Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xerox Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xilinx Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XLNX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XRX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XXIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&#38;P 500. By next Friday we should have a very good handle on how the overall earnings season will go. The firms reporting this week are sort of like a who&#8217;s who of U.S. industry including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Caterpillar (CAT), General Electric (GE), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), McDonald&#8217;s (MCD), Schlumberger (SLB) and Verizon (VZ). That is an interesting cross section of U.S. business. We have a relatively light economic data calendar, so earnings should be front and center, along with the sovereign debt situations on both ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) Stock Market News for April 20, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/20/aks-stock-market-news-for-april-20-2011-market-news/71975</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/20/aks-stock-market-news-for-april-20-2011-market-news/71975#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Metals Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel Dynamics Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YHOO]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, markets ended with modest gains as an earnings-driven trading day witnessed positive results and sentiments were boosted by strong results from bellwether stocks. Earnings reports of healthcare stocks helped push the markets higher aided by steel stocks. Tech majors such as IBM and Intel also posted encouraging results surpassing estimates. Encouraging data reflecting strengthening new-home construction added to the cheer. The indices rebounded on Tuesday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5% to close at 12,266.75. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 Index gained 0.6% and ended at 1,312.62, just 2.50 points lower than its 50-day moving average. The Nasdaq closed at 2,744.97 after gaining 0.4%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped below 16. On the New York Stock Exchange, for every two advancing shares, one stock ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMP) Stock Market News for March 10, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/amp-stock-market-news-for-march-10-2011-market-news/68495</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/amp-stock-market-news-for-march-10-2011-market-news/68495#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ciena Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finisar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Resources Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JDS Uniphase Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JDSU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KeyCorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legg Mason Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transocean Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second anniversary of the market’s Bull Run ended on a weak note as markets pared gains of the earlier trading day and closed marginally lower. The S&#38;P 500 has gained 95.4% since it slid to 676.53 on March 9, 2009. However, continuing unrest in the Persian Gulf and concerns over the conflict spreading to other oil rich nations continued to create apprehensions among investors. Technology stocks also weighed heavy on the indices following a weak outlook from Texas Instruments. The volatile fear gauge, CBOE Volatility Index rose above 20 and the advance decline ratio on the New York Stock Exchange was evenly balanced. On the NYSE, Nasdaq and AMEX, consolidated volumes were roughly 7.04 billion shares, below the daily average volumes of 8.47 billion of last year. The Dow ]]></description>
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		<title>(AEO) Company News for March 10, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/aeo-company-news-for-march-10-2011-corporate-summary/68499</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/10/aeo-company-news-for-march-10-2011-corporate-summary/68499#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AeroVironment Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Eagle Outfitters Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVAV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catalyst Health Solutions Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ceradyne Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHSI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRDN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finisar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Resources Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navistar International Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TXN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WAG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walgreen Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZION]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Navistar (NYSE:NAV) reported Q1 EPS of $0.16, ex-items, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 per share • AeroVironment Inc (NASADQ:AVAV), a company which makes remote controlled planes for the military, reported a 76% rise in its quarterly profit • Retailer American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) said its Chief Executive Jim O’Donnell is retiring and also reported an increase in fourth-quarter profit • Catalyst Health Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:CHSI) announced its plans to buy Walgreen Co.’s (NYSE:WAG) pharmacy-benefit-management subsidiary Walgreens Health Initiatives for $525 million in cash • Ceramic product maker Ceradyne Inc (NASDAQ:CRDN) lifted its 2011 earnings forecast • Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR), maker of fiber-optic equipment, reported a jump in its quarterly profits but offered a lower forecast below the Street’s expectations mainly because of slowing demand from China • Money manager Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE:BEN) ]]></description>
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		<title>(FMCC) U.S. Banks Stock Update &#8211; January 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/31/fmcc-u-s-banks-stock-update-january-2011-industry-outlook/65147</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/31/fmcc-u-s-banks-stock-update-january-2011-industry-outlook/65147#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BancFirst Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of the Ozarks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CACB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cascade Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eagle Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EGBN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Commonwealth Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FMCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horizon BanCorporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[METR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metro Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OZRK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PrInceton National Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SASR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBSI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southside Bancshares Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCBK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCF Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TriCo Bancshares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Banking Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WBCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Alliance Bancorporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wilmington Trust Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZION]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although a major recovery in the asset markets has been witnessed in recent quarters, the outlook for the U.S. banking industry remains in question due to several negatives, including asset-quality troubles, the continuation of both residential and commercial real estate loan defaults and the impact of tighter regulations and policy changes. After enduring extraordinary shocks in 2008, U.S. banks entered an exceptional state of turmoil in 2009. Starting as a credit issue in the subprime segment of the mortgage market, the situation affected the entire financial services industry, in all corners of the globe. In other words, the financial crisis ultimately morphed into a massive economic crisis, which has had major ramifications across the entire world. Although the U.S. banking industry is still grappling with weak revenue, diminishing loan demand ]]></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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVS Caremark Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F5 Networks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FFIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMAX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMAX Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall & Ilsley Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netflix Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFLX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal American Corp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></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>(WFSL) Washington Federal Analyst Lowers Shares to Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/11/wfsl-washington-federal-analyst-lowers-shares-to-underperform/61599</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/11/wfsl-washington-federal-analyst-lowers-shares-to-underperform/61599#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Savings & Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Federal Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFSL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZION]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have recently downgraded our recommendation on Washington Federal Inc. (WFSL) to Underperform from Neutral based on its sizable exposure to risky loan portfolios and rising costs. Washington Federal’s fiscal fourth-quarter 2010 earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel. Results primarily benefited from a rise in revenue and a fall in the provision for loan losses. On the other hand, weak loan demand and increase in operating expenses were among the negatives. Though the majority of Washington Federal’s loan portfolio comprises high quality single-family residential loans, we are concerned about its sizable exposure to land acquisition &#38; development and speculative construction loan portfolios, which are still extremely risky. During the last two years, the majority of nonperforming loans and charge-offs have come from these portfolios. Though Washington Federal ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/mco-moodys-investors-service-chops-ratings-of-ten-banks/58040#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KeyCorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Popular 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>
		<category><![CDATA[ZION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zions BanCorporation]]></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>(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>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NWSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ORCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></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>(ZION) Zions Bancorp Beats Third Quarter Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/18/zion-zions-bancorp-beats-third-quarter-earnings-estimates/55621</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zions Bancorp. (ZION) reported third quarter 2010 loss per share of 47 cents, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents per share loss. Results were a significant improvement over the prior and year-earlier quarters. Zions ended the quarter with record high capital levels, and management attributed asset quality improvement across all major sectors a factor for the improved results. They expect the trend to continue into the fourth quarter. Benefiting the results were relativey steady loan balances (excluding FDIC and construction supported loans) and an improved core net interest margin. Quarter in Detail Total net interest income decreased 7.9% year-over-year to $581.9 million, but was down only marginally from the preceding quarter. Net interest margin increased 0.26 percentage points on a sequential basis. Non interest income decreased 59.3% from prior-year ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Regulators Close Three More Banks &#8211; U.S. Bank Failures Rise to 132 in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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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>(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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		<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>(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>(MS) U.S. Banks Stock Update &#8211; August 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although a major recovery in the asset markets has been witnessed in recent quarters, the outlook for the U.S. banking industry remains in question due to several negatives Incorporatedluding asset-quality troubles, the continuation of both residential and commercial real estate loan defaults and the impact of tighter regulations of the new financial reform law. After enduring extraordinary shocks in 2008, U.S. banks entered an exceptional state of turmoil in 2009. Starting as a credit issue in the subprime segment of the mortgage market, the situation affected the entire financial services industry, in all corners of the globe. In other words, the financial crisis ultimately morphed into a massive economic crisis, which has had major ramifications across the entire world. Although the banking industry is still grappling with liquidity and confidence ]]></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>(ZION) Zions Bancorporation Unloads CDO Risks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/30/zion-zions-bancorporation-unloads-cdo-risks/45373</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/30/zion-zions-bancorporation-unloads-cdo-risks/45373#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Zions Bancorporation ( ZION ) entered into a total return swap (TRS) deal with Deutsche Bank AG (DB) to lessen credit risks for certain securities in its portfolio. Through this arrangement, the company could unload risks from $1.16 billion portfolio of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). A TRS deal allows the party to receive total return-to-gain exposure and benefit from an asset without the risk of actually owning it. CDOs are a type of structured asset-backed security (ABS) whose value and payments are derived from a portfolio of fixed-income underlying assets. As a part of the deal, Deutsche Bank will take over all the credit risks of this particular CDO portfolio and provide timely payment of principal and all the interest when they become due to Zions. Though the ]]></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>(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>(ZION) Zions Prices $125 Million in Preferred Stock</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/14/zion-zions-prices-125-million-in-preferred-stock/40420</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Zions Bancorp. (ZION) announced that it has priced 5 million preferred shares worth $125 million at an initial public offering price of $25 per depositary share. The offering is priced at an initial dividend rate of 11%. Post offering, each depositary share represents a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of Series E Fixed-Rate Resettable Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. Further, in a situation to cover excess demand, the underwriters have been given a 30-day option to purchase additional shares up to 750,000 for total gross proceeds of around $18.75 million. Moreover, the preferred shares will be redeemable, in whole or in part on June 15, 2012. If not redeemed, the dividend rate on the shares will change around such dates. The new dividend rate will be equal to ]]></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>(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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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. Banks Stock Update &#8211; May 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/19/jpm-u-s-banks-stock-update-may-2010-industry-outlook/37702</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although a major recovery in the asset markets has been witnessed in recent quarters, the outlook for the U.S. banking industry still remains in question due to several negatives Incorporatedluding asset-quality troubles, drawbacks of new regulations and the continuation of both residential and commercial real estate loan defaults. After enduring extraordinary shocks in 2008, the U.S. banks entered an exceptional state of turmoil in 2009. Starting as a credit issue in the subprime segment of the mortgage market, the situation affected about the entire financial services industry, in all corners of the globe. In other words, the financial crisis ultimately morphed into a massive economic crisis, which has had major ramifications across the whole world. Although the banking industry is dealing with liquidity and confidence challenges in 2010, it is ]]></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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(ZION) Zions Bancorp Trims Loss &#8211; Earnings Surpass Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/20/zion-zions-bancorp-trims-loss-earnings-surpass-estimates/34394</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Zions Bancorp (ZION) reported first quarter 2010 net loss of $86.5 million or 57 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $176.5 million or $1.26 in the prior quarter and a net income of $852.3 million or $7.47 in the prior-year quarter. The reported quarter included a loss of 23 cents based on taxes and penalties from surrendering certain bank-owned life insurance contracts that got partially offset by a gain of 6 cents on the exchange of non-convertible subordinated debt to common stock. Excluding these, operating loss per share came in at 60 cents, substantially short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate for a loss of 94 cents. Results were helped by declining loan loss provision and net loan charge-offs Incorporatedrease in average non-interest bearing demand deposits, decrease in ]]></description>
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		<title>(PBCT) U.S. Regulators Close Eight More Banks on Friday &#8211; 2010 Tally Hits Fifty</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/19/pbct-u-s-regulators-close-eight-more-banks-on-friday-2010-tally-hits-fifty/34225</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered eight more banks in Florida, California, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 50 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 ]]></description>
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		<title>($JPM) Year 2010 U.S Bank Failures Hit 42</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/12/jpm-year-2010-u-s-bank-failures-hit-42/33411</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based Beach First National Bank, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 42 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 ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures Accelerate in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-accelerate-in-2010/32114</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. As a result, U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered four more banks in Georgia, Florida and Arizona. This brings the total number of failed banks to 41 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. 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 ]]></description>
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		<title>(ZION) Zions Bancorporation Sets Exchange Ratio for Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/27/zion-zions-bancorporation-sets-exchange-ratio-for-notes/31986</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Zions Bancorporation (ZION) announced the exchange ratios for swapping its common stock to its outstanding non-convertible subordinated notes. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., a wing of Deutsche Bank AG (DB) and Goldman, Sachs &#38; Co., a wing of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), acted as Zions’ financial advisors in connection with the exchange offer. The offer will expire at the end of March 26. Accordingly, Zions has offered three series of its subordinated notes for the swap ? are the 2009?5.65% subordinated notes due 2014, the 2009?6.00% subordinated notes due 2015 and the 2009?5.50% subordinated notes due 2015. On the other hand, the swap ratios have been calculated based on the volume weighted average price of the stock for five consecutive trading days ended March 24, which came to ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failure Tally Hits 37 in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/23/jpm-u-s-bank-failure-tally-hits-37-in-2010/31424</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. As a result, U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered seven more banks in Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio and Utah. This brings the total number of bank failures to 37 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. 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 ]]></description>
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		<title>(USB) FDIC Figures Show U.S. Bank Failures Reach 26 in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/08/usb-fdic-figures-show-u-s-bank-failures-reach-26-in-2010/30010</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and rising unemployment continue to take their toll on small banks. As a result, U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered four more banks in Florida, Illinois, Maryland and Utah. This brings the total number of bank failures to 26 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. 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 Incorporatedreasing the possibility ]]></description>
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		<title>(ZION) Zions Bancorporation&#8217;s Note Conversion Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/04/zion-zions-bancorporations-note-conversion-update/29785</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zions Bancorporation (ZION) recently announced the beginning of an exchange offer to replace any or all of its currently outstanding non-convertible subordinated notes into shares of Zions&#8217; common stock. This will be based on the relevant price, the applicable note price and the ratio of applicable note price to the relevant price. Additionally, the company will also pay cash for any accrued and unpaid interest up to but excluding the settlement date on any notes accepted in the exchange offer. For this, Zions’ management has put three series of non-convertible subordinated notes for the exchange offer. These are the 2009 5.65% subordinated notes due 2014, the 2009 6.00% subordinated notes due 2015 and the 2009 5.50% subordinated notes due 2015. The company has appointed Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (DB) and ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) FDIC Reports Two More Bank Failures Hitting Total of Twenty-Two in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/01/jpm-fdic-reports-two-more-bank-failures-hitting-total-of-twenty-two-in-2010/29325</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and rising unemployment continue to take toll on small banks. As a result, U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered two more banks in Nevada and Washington. This brings the total number of bank failures to 22 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. 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 was the primary thing that wounded banks. As the industry tolerates bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system goes even deeper Incorporatedreasing the possibility ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failure Grow to Twenty in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery, bank failures continue as U.S. regulators on Friday closed down four more banks in California, Illinois, Texas and Florida. This brings the total number of bank failures to 20 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. 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 was the primary reason that wounded banks. As the industry tolerates bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system goes even deeper, increasing the possibility of more bank failures. The failed banks were – La Jolla, California-based La ]]></description>
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		<title>(ZION) Zions Bancorp Analysts Upgrade to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/23/zion-zions-bancorp-analysts-upgrade-to-neutral/28553</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the current market recovery factor and valued growth indicators, we are upgrading our recommendation on the shares of Zions Bancorp. (ZION) to Neutral from Underperform. Although the current economic turmoil has weakened both the revenue growth and the operating leverage of Zions, we believe that once the economy stabilizes, it will have a substantial positive effect on the earning power of the company. Zions’ fourth-quarter loss of $1.26 per share came in substantially lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.66 per share primarily due to improvement in demand deposits, lower loan loss provisions and strong pricing on new loans. However, these were partially offset by a marginal increase in non-performing assets, credit-related impairment losses on Collateral Debt Obligation (CDO) securities and continued weakness in loan ]]></description>
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