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Regions Financial Corp. swung to a loss in the second quarter on surging loan-loss provisions as the Southeast regional bank continues to see its credit quality suffer. Shares fell 5.94% premarket to $3.80 as the loss was wider than analysts expected.
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Following the lead of other major banks, Wells Fargo & Co. ( WFC , News ) said Friday it will slash its dividend by 85 percent in an effort to save $5 billion annually. The San Francisco-based bank said it will cut its quarterly dividend to 5 cents from...
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PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said Tuesday it will shed about 5,800 jobs in absorbing rival National City Corp., and expects to continue paying its quarterly dividend -- even as it posted a fourth quarter loss. The Pittsburgh regional bank company,...
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The Washington state Department of Financial Institutions has closed the Vancouver-based Bank of Clark County because of inadequate capital and liquidity...The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. became the bank's receiver. The bank will reopen on Tuesday...
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The list of Bernard Madoff's victims reads like a who's who of prominent business people, banks and financial firms. DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg reportedly invested millions. HBC , news , msgs ) and Austria's Bank Medici could lose billions. An...
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The final number could be even higher, analysts say. BofA said it hasn't yet completed its analysis for eliminating positions, and won't until early next year. The company and Merrill have about 308,000 employees in total, and the cuts will affect workers...
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The job losses will be seen both in Germany and in BayernLB's worldwide operations and will take place during five years to 2013. Like several other German banks, BayernLB has been rattled by losses in the sub-prime mortgage market. The state of Bavaria...
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The Wall Street Journal cites unnamed sources in reporting Thursday that National City is in talks with several banks. The newspaper says Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia are among the potential...
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