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5/17/2005     Bank Earnings Growth Slows Dramatically in 2004
11/22/2004     Five-Quarter Streak of Record-Breaking Bank Profits Ends
in Second Quarter 2004
6/21/2004     Bank Profits Hit New Record, Earning $121 Billion in 2003
2/11/2004     Bank and Thrift Stocks Climb 12% in Fourth Quarter
12/16/2003     Banks Earn $60 Billion During First Half of 2003
8/13/2003     Banks Set Record Quarterly Profit of $29.4 Billion in First Quarter 2003
8/13/2003     Washington Mutual, Indymac Bank, and Fremont Investment & Loan
Upgraded by Weiss Ratings
5/12/2003     Safra National Bank, Treasury Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank Upgraded by Weiss Ratings
5/12/2003     Banking Industry Sets New Record, Earning $105.3 Billion in 2002
1/22/2003     Bank Nonperforming Loans Reach Highest Level in 10 Years
10/14/2002     Banks Set New Record, Earning $28 Billion in Second Quarter
7/17/2002     Banks Make $25.4 Billion Record Profit in First Quarter 2002
4/22/2002     Bank Charge-offs Surge 55% in 2001
4/1/2002     "Financial Strength" is Primary Concern among Bank Customers, According to Weiss Survey
1/16/2002     Banks' Loan Loss Reserve Ratio Falls to Lowest Level in 8 Years
1/14/2002     Financial Failure Strikes 40 Insurance Companies, 8 HMOs, and 4 Banks in 2001
10/15/2001     Bank Loan Charge-offs Surge 45% In First Half of 2001
10/10/2001     More Than 18% of Financial Institutions Vulnerable in a Recession
07/23/2001     Banks Set $22.8 Billion Record Profit in First Quarter 2001
04/25/2001     Banking Industry’s Nonperforming Loans Surge 26.6% in 2000
01/17/2001     Bank Nonperforming Loans Up 15% In Nine Months
10/23/2000     Bank Profitability Declines to Lowest Levels in Four Years
07/31/2000     Banking Industry Profits Exceed $22 Billion In First Quarter, Setting New Record
05/03/2000     Banking Industry Profits Up 15% Overall In ’99 Even As More Banks Lose Money
03/13/2000     Advice To Consumers: How To Protect Your Privacy Rights Under The New Financial Services Reforms
01/11/2000     Financial Scorecard for 1999: HMO Failures Surge 78%; Insurance Company Failures Rise 5%; Bank Failures Increase 167%
05/03/1999     Bank Profitability Declines for the First Time in Nine Years