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Promising Regional Banks For Patient Investors - Barron's

Fifth Third is based in Cinn. Ohio. The name comes from the merger of two large Cincinnati-based banks, the Fifth National Bank of Cincinnati and the Third National Bank of Cincinnati.

Credit Card Spending Surges, While Retailers Slump

Its likely that the growth experienced by MA is as a result of consumers trying to tap into credit lines as cash becomes tighter. If credit quality worsens beyond subprime/RE relates assets, and evedntually extends into consumer credit (credit cards, auto) eventually banks will start to rein in credit lines and that would auger poorly for MA, V longer-term growth rates