11.   ANZ Chief Executive Don Mercer has said bank mergers will benefit consumers as larger banks cut costs.

12.   Asking if recent bank mergers have boosted chances of passing the bill.

13.   Bank mergers and acquisitions also have cost Harland customers.

14.   Bank mergers are far from over, analysts tell us.

15.   Bank mergers and a winding down of construction for the Olympics are damping the hiring surge.

16.   Bank mergers have been occurring in most of the nation for years, but are just now reaching Missouri.

17.   Bank mergers have been part of a recent consolidation of all kinds of financial services companies.

18.   Bankers and analysts have been bracing for a big wave of bank mergers in Germany for at least a year.

19.   Bank mergers can be tough on customers, especially small businesses.

20.   BELGIAN stocks are set to hit records in coming days as ongoing speculation about a Belgian bank merger and low interest rates boost financial stocks such as Kredietbank SA.