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The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Commerce Bancorp: Growth at What Price? Commerce Bancorp delivers the goods in terms of growth, but the expense structure could be a problem in the future. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Traders on Spring Break Ameritrade's quarterly results were hit by light trading activity. The stock appears poised to appreciate substantially once trading picks up again.
OCC Bulletin April 12, 2005	Community Reinvestment Act A joint interim rule for the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations has been adopted in final form, without change.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2005 Bobby Shethia	ETrade, Lean and Mean for Round Two Banking bulwark makes ETrade the best pick among online brokers. At 12 times trailing earnings, it stacks up well against Ameritrade's P/E of 15, and Schwab's P/E of 34.
IDB America March 2005	An Expected 7,000 to Attend IDB Annual Meeting in Okinawa, Japan Thousands of bankers, government officials, and observers will gather for the conference in Okinawa, Japan on development issues affecting Latin America and the Caribbean as well as Asia.
Registered Rep. April 8, 2005 John Churchill	`Merrill Rule' Debate Not Over The SEC unanimously voted to allow Series 7 holders, or registered reps, to position themselves as financial advisors -- with certain caveats. But once again the SEC seemed to hedge its bet. So the debate rages on.
Registered Rep. April 8, 2005 Will Leitch	Morgan Stanley Combatants Step Up Their Fight as Purcell Claims Victory Even though Morgan Stanley's board has said that it stands behind Philip Purcell as CEO, the group of dissidents calling for Purcell's ouster is digging in for a long, protracted fight for control of the company.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2005 Bill Mann	Cherry-Picking Fannie Fannie Mae is now accused of keeping its most promising loans and selling the rest. That's a shock. But is it a problem for mortgage-backed securities investors?
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Aaron Pressman	The Busiest Broker On Earth Fidelity's Internet operation has turned up the pressure on Schwab and other rivals.
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Emily Thornton	Can Phil Purcell Change His Spots? Morgan Stanley's CEO needs to be more hands-on. You might think Purcell would make an effort to change his spots after all the recent commotion about him and his firm. But you'd probably be wrong.
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