Bank & Financial

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The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	TCF Is on Track Although the bank's expansion strategies pose risks, profitability is exceptional. This is a well-run bank with very attractive yield spreads and a reasonable valuation and dividend payout.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Can JPMorgan Keep Growing? This is a huge financial company, but that doesn't necessarily mean it can't get bigger. The company's valuation, breadth of businesses, and dividend make it somewhat attractive, but is still likely to appeal only to patient investors who can wait for their gains.
FDIC FYI October 18, 2005 Timothy Critchfield	FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Highlights from the 2005 Summary of Deposits Data, which details total deposits at the individual office level for every FDIC-insured institution.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	The Wreckage of Refco The futures and derivatives broker continues its spectacular collapse.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Key Unlock Profits? The bank's commercial business is solid, but it'll have to spur both units to get shares moving.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	AmSouth Weathers Yield Curve Storm While some bumps in the road appear inevitable for investors, the bank's ample 4% dividend provides some needed cushion in portfolios and offers some good reinvestment opportunities.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Fifth Third Hopes for Better Days A tough third quarter highlights the challenges in front of this bank chain. Investors who still believe that this bank can recapture some of its faded glory may yet be right.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Jennifer Popovec	Global CMBS Warming Investors and borrowers in several countries are just now beginning to realize the advantages of CMBS: liquidity, higher yields and favorable financing rates. But a perceived lack of transparency, or financial disclosure by borrowers, concerns investors in non-U.S. CMBS.
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Mara Der Hovanesian	Thinking Locally At Citigroup Citigroup is being left in the dust by aggressive and expansion-minded rivals.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Watching Wachovia Acquisitions increase this stock's risk but promise future growth.
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