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Less than 5 percent of the population is using banking services. The growth opportunities for mortgages, car loans, consumer loans, are huge.

She came up with a lot of big rebounds and defensive plays. She's our future star, a kid we're banking on to be our go to player. She really demonstrated that she has all the qualities and desire to be a great player.

She doesn't go down the chocolate aisle, but if she happens to pass one in the cosmetics section then that's great. That's what we are banking on to drive growth in the future.

One of the Walsh tenets that he says repeatedly in his book, is that in his offense 50 percent of all the passing yardage should come on yards after the catch. So, if that's what you're banking on, if there's not much yards after catch, then you have a lot of short throws, a lot of catches for minimal yardage that don't amount to a great deal of production.

Online technology is transforming the delivery of financial services. This alliance will open up new dimensions of convenience and control for the consumer. We envision the consumer being able to access, control and document his or her banking and investment activities through a single online source.

Moose meat is, like all protein in the food banking business, just like gold,

My father is a retired army captain and banking software salesman, and my mother is an English teacher.

Now we are not dealing with kids having fun. We are dealing with criminals -- the Russian mafia. And online banking risks are there if your bank offers it, even if you don't use it.

People want both. They want branches where they can talk to people and the convenience of online banking when they can log on out of hours. The two feed off each other.

Post this transformation project, First Investment Bank is poised to redefine banking in the region and we are delighted to be a part of this change.

Navigating the complex legal and tax issues involved in investing and banking offshore requires the services of a professional who is specially trained in offshore investing and banking.

If they're going to go toe to toe with Citigroup, they're going need to have more powerhouse entry in the investment banking area, ... This is not the end of Chase's acquisitions in the investment banking field.

I'd like to apologize for the delay. I have been cautious because many people in various areas are banking on the potential of the next-generation DVD.

I'd like to think that this is a bottoming out and people are starting to see the value that a lot of these banking stocks offer. I'd like to think there's some bottoming out and strength, but in general the market is nervous.

I don't know why somebody would spend their money to do that, ... The banking superintendent would be annoyed if it was me and it is not me. I did not place that ad.

I am delighted to join an institution that is so passionate about helping its clients, ... City National is clearly the place to be for superior private banking and wealth management services.

But it's not as likely to succeed in states with emerging Hispanic populations such as North Carolina. The strategy still depends too much on going through mainstream banking contacts, and many Latinos still prefer to transfer through independent stores in their communities.

Because of the success we had in driving some of this ... out of the traditional banking sector, criminals are looking for alternative ways. They are intelligent people, and they are going to be innovative. But it requires us to be innovative as well, because we now have to adjust our actions on all levels, law enforcement, regulation and education in the private sector, to stay one step ahead.

China Telecom and banking shares seem to be supporting the market, ... But I'm stumped, there's no reason for banking shares to be chased ahead of an FOMC meeting.

China has speeded up the overhaul of its banking sector to improve corporate governance and debt quality. Efforts include pouring funds into bigger, healthier players and encouraging them to go public overseas.

Given the extent of the exposures of major banks around the world to A.I.G., and in light of the extreme fragility of the system, there was a significant risk that A.I.G.'s failure could have sparked a global banking panic.

Given the absence of investment banking relationships, these analysts can be less delicate.

Free banking has provided the greatest growth over the last two years.

I don't remember another time at Texas when we had more playing time available to a freshman ? We are not banking on the freshmen to give us help in the future. We need them to play now.

I got a lump in my throat when I saw those babies banking over there, and then cut off. You heard the roar. It was incredible, if you just looked up and saw them coming. If you're a red-blooded American, this is what you love.

If the debt upgrade happens, it will likely benefit banking issues the most.

There is a huge cultural issue to overcome; if these account holders were the type of people who played the stock market, they wouldn't have done their banking in a safe haven like the post office to begin with. This may be a step in the right direction, but it will take many years before we feel it.

The purpose of engaging strategic investors in the shareholding reform is not to collect funds to raise the capital adequacy ratio of the state-owned commercial banks, but to learn from the expertise of our foreign counterparts in service, management and internal control to improve the competitiveness of China's banking sector.

We're proud of our heritage in West Virginia, and we're proud to move to a brand that has a long-standing place in our country's banking history. Through expanded products and services, our combined company will make banking even more convenient and efficient for Chase customers in our region.

We're proud of our heritage in Ohio, the birthplace of Bank One. And we are proud to now move to a brand that has a long-standing place in our country's banking history.

We are extremely excited about our opportunity in Indianapolis. You can see why anyone in the banking business would be. Our sweet spot in business is really small- and mid-market-type business lending in addition to retail banking. Indianapolis has seen a lot of growth in small businesses. That's where our growth will come from.

Today, banks face increasing internal control challenges as regulations and industry guidelines that affect their daily operations continue to multiply. These challenges are only compounded in the dynamic online channel. Watchfire has taken its significant experience in the financial services market and developed a new Banking Compliance module to automate the cumbersome and daunting process of identifying online compliance risks specific to the banking industry for faster resolution and prevention.

Going by the game stats we give up another big inning. Walks and timely hitting by them pretty well spelled doom for us. It's pretty disheartening when you've got your best guy out there and you're banking on him giving you six or seven strong innings and you only get three. We just feel like he was forced out of the game early with walks. I won't say with control, I'll say with walks.

We look for the economy to turn around, M&A to pick up, investment banking to pick up, and Goldman is very cheap now. We've got a $120 target price on it.

He was a banker's banker. He saw banking not just as a business and a profession but as a way to give back.

Greenspan's remarks appear to be more balanced than in the past. He is moving into closer alignment with what has become accepted practice in most central banking circles. Missing, however, is what a central bank should do in order to avoid the pitfalls of excess dependence on overvalued assets.

Guided by the ongoing consultations the Reserve Bank is carrying out with all stakeholders concerned, as well as strong representations by the banking industry, it has become necessary that we suspend indefinitely the introduction of this proposed measure.

John brings experience and background in global capital markets that will add value to our board. His experience with many companies in a broad range of industries as an investment banking advisor over a 20-year career is a perspective we want serving on our board.

I think it's foreign investors who are aggressively buying banking stocks now ... in order to factor in Japan's economic recovery they are buying the most liquid Japanese stocks -- banks.

I think it's clear that the banks that are more tied to the retail sector are going to have a much tougher quarter compared to those with diversified positions. The banks in the retail sector have to deal with interest rate compression, loan volume will be tougher, and they don't have the trading or investment banking that are hot now.

I thought we would have been lower -- maybe the U.S. will follow Europe higher. I don't think there's a fundamental reason for it, other than what's going on in the banking sector.

I think that Greenspan does have a very good intuitive sense of the economy, and the hardest thing with central banking is dealing with turning points,

I think that, globally, investment banking is going to be a huge opportunity for the business. We're just seeing a huge amount of activity, and I think that falls right into benefiting the large brokerage firms.

I think the basic fundamental underpinnings are very sound. The banking system's sound, there's no near-term crisis to be had. It doesn't mean the stock market's not overextended - which I believe it is and is due for some sort of setback. But I don't think it's 1987 all over again.

Land banking is a centuries-old practice. In any market where folks smell escalation, they are going to land bank.

I thought that I would have a huge literary novel coming out when I was, like, 29. I quit my banking job, and I was halfway through my second novel - and I will never publish it, because it's very mediocre.

I think we had normal consolidation here. It seems like people are banking on a better second half. I don't think it's going to run away, but it's going to get gradually better.

I think a lot of it had to do with fixed income, foreign exchange and derivatives, ... I think there will be a rebounding in capital markets in the second quarter. I expect them to bounce back with a more healthy investment banking business.

I think because the banking system in Iraq is still in its fairly early stages of development it will be a question of putting in place fundamental services,

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to Fleet's earnings, which is good thing financially, but what the banking industry in general has to prove to the investment world is that they can cross-sell additional products to all of those retail and small business and commercial banking customers. If they show real revenue growth doing these types of cross-selling activities, then a deal like this really might be something to get excited about.

I think that the smaller banks are probably going to have more difficulties in the upcoming six-to-12 months simply because they have relied on loan growth to drive EPS growth to meet consensus expectations. And loan growth is not where you want to be. Bread-and-butter banking is not that great of a business. And you're also the ends in terms of margin pressure. The Fed has raised rates 175 basis points, which usually translates into a much more difficult margin environment. And I think that that is going to hurt the bank below the top 15 in market cap for the near term. I would say the larger-cap banks, once they get over the capital markets issues they're experiencing over the second quarter, should see a little bit more strength.

It is incredibly important, in conjunction with making ID theft a crime in Colorado, that we give our prosecutors the resources they need to prosecute these cases. I think the fact that the banking community has stepped up to the plate to help provide these resources is fabulous.

It is a relief for them to know that using today's technology, we are taking measures to insure that our banking customers will not take a loss on a fraudulent check.

I think there was a lot of pressure on banking stocks because of what will happen with the Fed. My sense is that there is a little more optimism and there's more of a chance we could get some mid-term intervention from the Fed.

Jerry is an extraordinary leader who has the experience and talent to help propel this division forward. He is known among his peers and team as a thoughtful and analytical leader who brings a strong base of diverse banking experience to the role. I am confident that Jerry will continue to manage this division efficiently and partner effectively with other Wachovia leaders to support our customer service and business growth goals. We are incredibly fortunate to have an individual with Jerry's talents assume this position for Wachovia.

Jim Burnett is ideally suited to lead the build-out of the Bank's expansion activities. Jim has a long track record of successfully managing large complex projects. His technical and project management expertise will enable the Bank to efficiently continue its expansion plans and appropriately utilize new technologies to enhance our customers banking experience.

I think everyone in this room understands that the dual banking system is at a crossroads,

Irrespective of Saturday's weather, we definitely could have played better. Although we were absolutely prepared to take it low on Sunday, in retrospect, banking on a final round rally was not the way to win.

People are banking online, investing online, so they have easy access to their accounts. Most of the time can be spent pulling out the calculator and finding out your net worth.

People are really stretched. They are banking on everything turning out right for them. That they won't lose their jobs, that they won't run into unexpected expenses. They're betting that the housing market will continue to appreciate.

Our investment reflects the confidence we have in Rite Aid's core business and our belief that the combination of our investment and the amendments to the banking facilities and will provide the company with the financial resources it needs to rebound and prosper.

Our goal with this project was to create a high-efficiency banking office with fewer staff but more technology to facilitate routine transactions. The self-service technology will ultimately allow our customer service representatives to focus more on value-add services.

Our three major business lines -- consumer and commercial banking, asset management and global corporate and investment banking -- in total increased their revenues by 8 percent last year, ... Their achievement allowed us to overcome significantly higher credit costs plus much lower equity market-related revenues and still increase operating earnings for the year.

Overage in the quarter (was) mostly due to very strong investment banking results, particularly trading, and good expense control,

Over 60,000 finance sector jobs like banking have been added in the past three years. This is great.

RIM has consistently acknowledged that Supreme Court review is granted in only a small percentage of cases and we were not banking on Supreme Court review.

Retail banking remains a concern, as does unsecured lending. However, with bid speculation helping the valuation, this should provide support for the share price.

Retail banking is a distribution game. The models for best practices in distribution are companies like Wal-Mart and the niche retailers.

Regulators can't regulate the banking sector by themselves. They need the market.

Regulators can't regulate the banking sector by themselves, ... They need the market.

Our newest development center reflects the increasing demand for intelligent power semiconductors for automotive and industrial applications, and here we are developing security controllers for chip cards, particularly for the areas of mobile communication, banking and identification.

People looking toward putting money into the banking stocks have taken it out of the resources as opposed to taking it out of things like BCE and Nortel,

Someone can intercept your banking information across the radio waves.

Some people are thinking that is a little bit too small to get the banking system back on its feet.

Local equity markets have run very hard, especially among the banks, financials, industrials and retailers since the start of the year. These stocks have been overbought and market players were today banking some profits. The JSE is off its worst levels, so there is support for the market.

Lobbyists do a ton of information gathering work for the legislative process. How could you seriously consider a banking bill without having people in the financial institutions involved?

I think, overall, banking is about service and convenience . We know we are better in service (than the big banks). Now, we can be more convenient too.

I think his background in banking is a great fit for it and because I know how well he works with other people. I've seen him build a bank from the ground up. ... I think he would be a really, really good public relations man for Gibson County, and that everybody would be as proud to have him there as I would.

John will be a terrific addition to our organization. Over the past 12 years, John has led and managed a successful media and communications investment banking practice in the U.S. and Europe. Our media and communications business will benefit from his vision, leadership, relationships and proven experience.

Our banking system grew byaccident; and wherever something happens byaccident, it becomes a religion.

The American public knows that the banking sector has had record profits for the last four years. It's an opportunity to be generous.

Most banking systems in the Asia-Pacific region have improved their credit profiles, thanks to stable economic conditions and continuing structural improvements. This is in spite of rising oil prices and interest rates threatening the broader economic recovery.

Merchant banking remains an exceptional business for the handful of Wall Street firms that have remained in it. Unfortunately, the disclosure of merchant banking portfolio positions is weak, and forecasting these gains is at best challenging.

Wholesale banking did better than expected in the second half.

Why would anyone want to do online banking on their microwave?

Who is Antonio Weiss? He's the head of global investment banking for the financial giant Lazard.

We need to promote competition, which will benefit the Chinese banking sector over the long haul.

When it comes to making laws that protect the public from the financial services industry, Congress has done a progressively worse job since the Pecora Commission hearings of the early 1930s, which led to Congress taking bold steps to regulate banking and securities firms in 1933 and 1934.

We hope that our extended hours will help working families manage their banking transactions.

While every other bank on the street was setting record numbers in their investment banking fees, their M&A (merger and acquisition) activity and their brokerage activity, these guys were losing money.

While customers appreciate the convenience of banking online, those who visit the branch less often tend to demonstrate lower satisfaction levels.

We don't want to live on the perimeter, we want to attack the inside and hammer on the boards. When you have a 6-4 point guard and two 6-3 swingmen, you have an opportunity to keep the ball alive and make some things happen inside, and that's what we're banking on.

We're also talking about job cuts in our private banking business,

We have strong momentum in all our businesses as the benefits from continued execution in our consumer businesses were accompanied this quarter by a rebound in trading and good performance in investment banking and wealth management.

We do some high-quality work in our banking group, but if we want to do more of it we need more people.

Well, I was counting on both of those (JV) kids. We have good varsity and JV kids at both of those weights, so I was really banking on that to happen.

With the grace period provided by China's WTO agreement approaching the end, the CBRC has - with the fostering of a strategic global vision - been actively pushing forward the opening up of the Chinese banking sector.

With the financials, that entire space has been tarnished by a confidence crisis. Also, on a more fundamental level rather than a psychological level, there's no investment banking business going on right now. The concerns remain about the banks' exposure to bankrupt telecoms WorldCom and Global Crossing,

We have already made big progress in banking reforms.

We need to watch the Japanese parliament and see if they do anything about their banking crisis.