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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Estimating Future Dividend Growth</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3615792</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Estimating future dividend growth is difficult if not impossible. Companies which might have had a long history of consistent double digit increases might stop raising dividends and might even cut them.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3615792>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MCD</category>
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      <title>Bank Failures Pass 100 For The Year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Regulators shut down 7 more banks in FL, WI, GA, MN and IL; total failed banks in '09 reach 106
Though there are some early signs of economic recovery, bank failures continue and the pace has picked up sharply this year. With the failure of 7 more banks on Friday, the tally has surpassed 100 this year. This takes the total number to 106, compared to 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3578871>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:20:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PNC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">STI</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">STT</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">USB</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">WM</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ZION</category>
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      <title>Goldman Sachs: The 'Smart' Money?!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rebounded today, aided by a rally in financials. Why was the group strong? Because a team of analysts at a well-known Wall Street firm upgraded the large banks sector. And why did they do that? Bloomberg gives us the lowdown in &quot;Wells Fargo, Biggest U.S. Banks Raised by Goldman&quot;:<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3530514>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:15:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">JPM</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PNC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">USB</category>
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      <title>Bank Of America (BAC) To Pay TARP Dividends</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3527424</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation (BAC) said on Friday that it will pay $713 million in dividends on preferred stock issued to the Treasury Department in relation to its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) last year.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3527424>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:26:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AXP</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">JPM</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">USB</category>
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      <title>The Return Of The Financial Dividends</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3522915</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The financial crisis lead to dividend cuts amongst several prominent dividend payers such as Bank of America (BAC), US Bancorp (USB) and BB&amp;T Corp. (BBT). Over the past few weeks however, several financial companies announced that they might reconsider their current dividend policies and start raising distributions in the near future.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3522915>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:11:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FDIC Seeks Prepayment From Banks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In order to replenish the declining fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that insures regular deposit accounts when banks fail, the agency may ask U.S. banks to prepay fees for three years.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3512910>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:20:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>94 Bank Failures So Far In `09</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Regulators shut down 2 more banks in Kentucky and Indiana; tally hits 94 this year

U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered two more banks in Kentucky and Indiana as the recession continues to weigh heavily on banks. Both of the failed banks were run by Columbus, Indiana-based Irwin Financial Corporation. This takes the total number of failed federally insured banks this year to 94, compared to 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3496763>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:20:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3496763</link>
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      <title>BofA To De-TARP in Installments</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3484399</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bank of America Corporation (BAC) said Tuesday that the bank is expected to repay the bailout money it has received from the government in relation to its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in installments.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3484399>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) Likely To Raise Dividend In 2010</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. (NYSE:JPM) is one of the few banking companies that have paid dividends despite facing the subprime carnage.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3484237>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CS</category>
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      <title>Economy Out Of The Woods?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After almost a year of initiating the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a lot has improved with respect to the economic crisis.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3473600>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AIG</category>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3473600</link>
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      <title>UPI NewsTrack Business</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3616647</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[UPI NewsTrack Business<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3616647>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">C</category>
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      <title>Citigroup issues employees stock options</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Citigroup issues employees stock options<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3616646>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Banks in Ga., Mich., Minn., Mo., Calif. closed</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;CHARLOTTE, N.C - Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;East West Bancorp Inc., parent company of East West Bank based in Pasadena, Calif., is buying all of the deposits and most of the failed bank's assets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The FDIC also closed United Security Bank, based in Sparta, Ga., with $157 million in assets and $150 million in deposits; Home Federal Savings Bank in Detroit, with $14.9 million in assets and $12.8 million in deposits; Prosperan Bank, based in Oakdale, Minn., with $199.5 million in assets and $175.6 million in deposits; and Gateway Bank in St. Louis, with $27.7 million in assets and $27.9 million in deposits.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3616241>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Small banks in Ga., Mich., Minn., Mo. closed</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;CHARLOTTE, N.C - Regulators on Friday shut small banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 119 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over United Security Bank, based in Sparta, Ga., with $157 million in assets and $150 million in deposits, and Home Federal Savings Bank in Detroit, with $14.9 million in assets and $12.8 million in deposits.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The government agency also closed Prosperan Bank, based in Oakdale, Minn., with $199.5 million in assets and $175.6 million in deposits, and Gateway Bank in St. Louis, with $27.7 million in assets and $27.9 million in deposits.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3615822>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EDITORIAL: Laptops weren't the problem on Flight 188, senator</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nov. 6--Sen. Byron Dorgan, chairman of the Senate aviation subcommittee, said Tuesday that he intends to file a bill that will ban laptops in airplane cockpits. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If he does, it would be a quintessential federal overreaction to the now-infamous incident involving the two Northwest Flight 188 pilots who were out of communication with the ground for 91 minutes as they overshot their destination by 140 miles. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Two years ago, the Federal Aviation Administration approved and the airlines began converting all flight manuals to PDF files for use in the &quot;electronic flight bag,&quot; or EFB.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3613252>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Economic Outlook: Fed plays party pooper</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3610326</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Economic Outlook: Fed plays party pooper<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3610326>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
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      <title>Gadgets: Verbatim SureFire, RockBuds earphones, Targus Lap Chill Mat</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3608156</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bigger, better and faster is what you get from the new Verbatim SureFire portable hard drive.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It's available in capacities of 250GB ($109.99), 320GB ($139.99) and 500GB ($179.99), but what stands out is the speed with the FireWire 800 connection on a Mac.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PC users can enjoy it with a USB 2.0 connection, but either way the hand-held drive works on most any desktop or laptop computer.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3608156>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Gadgets: Verbatim SureFire, RockBuds earphones, Targus Lap Chill Mat</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3607541</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bigger, better and faster is what you get from the new Verbatim SureFire portable hard drive.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It's available in capacities of 250GB ($109.99), 320GB ($139.99) and 500GB ($179.99), but what stands out is the speed with the FireWire 800 connection on a Mac.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PC users can enjoy it with a USB 2.0 connection, but either way the hand-held drive works on most any desktop or laptop computer.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3607541>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Four essential laptop utilities</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Or you're flying over Denver on your way to Omaha, and your battery is already pooping out. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If only you had loaded Laptop Utilities, a suite of programs for Windows laptops that addresses four of your worst fears.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It will find the closest Wi-Fi networks and hot spots and help you figure out if they're safe, help you get more computing time from your laptop's wimpy battery and encrypt your files so that only you have the key.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3605812>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CA</category>
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      <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3605812</link>
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      <title>Houston Chronicle Computing column: 13-inch notebooks hit the sweet spot</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nov. 3--That's why I think the sweet spot for notebooks is in the 13-14-inch range. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you're traveling, these systems offer lots of power, adequate screen real estate and -- in many cases -- a good price. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cramming components into a thin case has gotten a lot easier, and the results include systems like the Satellite T135.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3604251>[More...]</a>]]></description>
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      <title>U.S. Bancorp to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking &amp; Financial Services Conference</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) announced today that Richard K. Davis,   chairman, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present   at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking &amp; Financial Services   Conference. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The   presentation will include information about U.S. Bancorp's financial   performance and corporate strategies.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A live audio-webcast of the presentation will be available through U.S.   Bancorp's website at usbank.com.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3607798>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;U.S. Bank (NYSE: USB) will be opening a new, full-service office in the   Spring of 2010 to cater to The Ohio State University students, faculty   and the community. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It will be located in the front entrance of the new   Ohio Union at 1739 North High St. U.S. Bank will have four ATMs placed   throughout the new Ohio Union as well.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dave Sceva, U.S. Bank Central Ohio market president and a 1979 OSU alum,   said that, despite the current economic environment, U.S. Bank is   excited to continue to invest in the Columbus area with 49 traditional,   in-store and on-site locations in Central Ohio, with the addition of the   new Ohio Union office.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3605797>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Bank Receives $95 Million in New Markets Tax Credit Allocation to Attract Investment in Distressed and Underserved Areas</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;USBCDE, LLC, U.S. Bank's Community Development Entity (CDE), recently   received $95 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation   authority from the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial   Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), bringing its total allocation awards to   date to $435 million. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;With this allocation, USBCDE will continue to   support its financing activities to for-profit and non-profit operating   businesses and developers of mixed use real estate, including office,   industrial, retail, and community facilities in distressed and   underserved areas in low income communities throughout the nation.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;construction of a small business incubator focused on assisting   growing IT firms in Tacoma, WA&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3603311>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Bank Acquires FBOP Corporation's Banking Subsidiaries Through an FDIC Facilitated Transaction</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) announced today that, effective immediately,   its lead bank, U.S. Bank National Association, has acquired the banking   subsidiaries of FBOP Corporation of Oak Park, Illinois, from the Federal   Deposit Insurance Corporation. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The nine banks that are part of   this acquisition are: BankUSA, N.A.; California National Bank; Citizens   National Bank; Madisonville State Bank; North Houston Bank; Pacific   National Bank; Park National Bank; San Diego National Bank; and   Community Bank of Lemont.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Under the terms of these transactions, U.S. Bank will receive   approximately $18.4 billion of assets and assume approximately $18.3   billion of liabilities, including $15.4 billion of both insured and   uninsured deposits, of the nine different banks that are part of FBOP.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3595614>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Forty College Scholarships Available From 14th Annual U.S. Bank Internet Scholarship Program</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;U.S. Bank will award up to 40 Internet scholarships for the 2009  -- 2010   academic year. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Previously, U.S. Bank awarded up to 30 Internet   scholarships each year, and it was limited to graduating high school   seniors.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Attempting to address the economic challenges that many students and   their families are experiencing, U.S. Bank is providing ten additional   Internet scholarships this year,&quot; said Beth Dinndorf, senior vice   president and manager of U.S. Bank Student Banking.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3593887>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FAF Advisors Assumes Management of Russell Global Listed Infrastructure Fund  -- $A Hedged for Australian Market</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;FAF Advisors announced today that it has officially assumed management   of Russell Investments' new $99 million Russell Global Listed   Infrastructure Fund -- $A Hedged (the fund) for institutional and retail   investors in Australia. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Russell selected FAF Advisors as the manager of   the fund because FAF Advisors' global-infrastructure strategy   &quot;represents a strong core on which to build the fund, offering a broad,   highly diversified portfolio and benchmark-aware style,&quot; according to a   Russell profile of FAF Advisors.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;According to Russell, &quot;Global listed infrastructure is currently a very   attractive opportunity for investors wanting to diversify a multi-asset   portfolio and seeking stable income from tangible or &amp;#152;real' assets.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3589298>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Bancorp Up After BUYINS.NET Report Predicted Strength After Earnings</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;According to the 12 previous October earnings reports, USB has shown a bullish edge that peaks 8 trading days after the report. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;USB rallies in 83% of the cases (10 of 12) by an average of + 4.0% relative to the close on the date of the previous 12 earnings reports.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Click here to see a chart showing trading patterns after the previous earnings reports:&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3569640>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Bancorp Reports Net Income for the Third Quarter of 2009</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) today reported net income of $603 million for   the third quarter of 2009, or $.30 per diluted common share. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Earnings   for the third quarter were driven by record total net revenue of $4.3   billion, the result of strong year-over-year growth in both net interest   income and fee revenue. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Company's results were impacted by three   significant items, including $415 million of provision for credit losses   in excess of net charge-offs, $76 million of net securities losses and a   $39 million gain related to the Company's investment in Visa Inc. (NYSE:   V).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3568029>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Bank Ranks #1 Among Most Trusted Banks According to Ponemon Institute Study</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research   firm, has released the 2009 Privacy Trust Study for Retail Banking and   for the fourth year, U.S. Bank has ranked first. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;U.S. Bank has also   ranked in the top five each year since the study's inception in 2003.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Ponemon Institute study measures consumer perceptions of   trustworthiness for retail banking institutes and identifies the issues   that influence consumer opinion.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3564617>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Bank Selects Rockall for Enterprise Collateral Management</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rockall   Technologies announced today that Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank (NYSE:   USB) has selected its Systematic Tracking of Collateral (STOC) solution.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;STOC will be used for enterprise-wide monitoring and evaluation of   marketable securities that collateralize credit facilities and   commitments made by several business lines within U.S. Bank, including   The Private Client Reserve in the Wealth Management Group, National   Corporate Banking Broker Dealer division, and The Private Client Group.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;U.S. Bank, the sixth-largest commercial bank in America with $266   billion in assets and over 11 million customers, determined through an   extensive analysis that STOC was the only solution that met all of its   requirements for increased collateral control and regulatory compliance   by:&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3564322>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          CHENEVICH WILLIAM L       For: Nov 05 (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          US BANCORP \DE\           For: Oct 22  Filed by: DAVIS RICHARD K (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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