Banks Cut Loans to France and Italy, Pile Into Bunds, Treasuries, BIS Says

International banks cut their loans to fellow lenders and governments in Italy, France and Spain in the third quarter, hoarding German, Japanese and U.S. bonds instead, data from the Bank for International Settlements show.

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Banks Cut Loans to France and Italy, Pile Into Bunds, Treasuries, BIS Says

Banks Reduce French, Italian Lending, Pile Into Bunds, BIS Says

International banks cut their loans to fellow lenders and governments in Italy, France and Spain in the third quarter, hoarding German, Japanese and U.S. bonds instead, data from the Bank for International Settlements show.

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Columbia Banking System Declares Regular Cash Dividend and Special Cash Dividend

TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Columbia Banking System, Inc.

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Washington Banking Increases Quarterly Dividend and Declares Special Cash Dividend

Washington Banking Company , the holding company for Whidbey Island Bank, announced today that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per common share, in addition to a special cash dividend of $0.06 per common share.

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Washington Banking Increases Quarterly Dividend and Declares Special Cash Dividend

Banks may cut lending rates in some segments

MUMBAI – Banks are likely to reduce lending rates for select sectors and may see an improvement in their net interest margins after the RBI cut cash reserve requirements for banks, top bankers …

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Banks Grab at Bigger Retirement Share

Despite anger at ‘big banks,’ more pre-retirees are turning to them for their nest egg needs.

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Citizens South Banking Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results

GASTONIA, N.C.

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Citi mulls further cuts in securities and banking unit

– Citigroup Inc may consider further restructuring of its securities and banking unit if the business does not see meaningful revenue recovery over the course of 2012, Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach said on a conference call.

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European Banks May Deepen Their Dependence on Unlimited Central Bank Loans

European banks, shunned by investors and each other, may borrow as much next month from the European Central Bank as they did in a record offering in December as they seek refuge from frozen funding markets.

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EU Banks May Deepen Dependence on Central Bank’s Unlimited Loans

European banks, shunned by investors and each other, may borrow as much next month from the European Central Bank as they did in a record offering in December as they seek refuge from frozen funding markets.

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