David Hunkar

Ranking U.S. Banks by Insurance Income

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Yes.It would be helpful.
I did not find the detailed split of the insurance income like you mention in the chart and report that I found. If I find the detailed info I will post it here again. Thanks for the note.

U.S. Financial Institutions No Longer on Top

Thanks Greyowl for the comments. Though I agree that the Chinese government propped up their banks to be on the top I doubt they would be able to keep it that way for too long. You are right. Not many Chinese banks operate internationally.

The Banker Magazine: World's Best Banks of 2008

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I can understand your point. However "The Banker Magazine" selected Citi as the winner for cash mgmt.

-David

Finance, Credit Cards, and the Fed

I agree with your first item there.Today "Quants" (for Quantitative Analyst) are hot in the markets.These are folks who have financial engineering or Ph.D. degrees and make all the models that are in use today at most financial institutions.Oh by the way those Quants make a lot of moolah too...

These 32 Commercial Banks and Thrifts May See the Dung Hit the Fan

Glacier Bank may come out fine out of this mess since they operate in states like Montana,Wyoming,Dakota... etc.The stock is holding pretty good when compared to other banks of similar size.So far they havevn't announced huge losses and their loan portfolio is ok.