Regional banks decline early

12/13/10 BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of regional banks traded lower Monday after Huntington Bancshares Inc. said it plans to offer $920 million in equity and $300 million in debt to pay back the funds it received in the financial bail-out. Huntington, Regions Financial Corp. , Fifth Third Bancorp , Zions Bancorp , Marshall & Ilsley Corp. and KeyCorp were all down more than 2% at the open. The ...

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Next on the Bank M&A Docket: Synovus, Zions or Citizens?

03/04/11 Six banks in the U.S. still have more than $300 million outstanding each under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and are continuing to post losses. Pending mergers and acquisitions have taken care of three. The other three--Synovus Financial, Zions Bancorp. and Citizens Republic Bancorp--will likely have to choose between a dilutive sale of stock to raise cash and a sale.

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Early Glance: Commercial Banks companies

03/11/11 NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top commercial banks companies are up at 10 a.m.: First Horizon rose $.09 or .8 percent, to $11.41. Zions Bancorp rose $.25 or 1.1 percent, to $23.18.

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