11.   Analysts said Walter does not have a high profile outside the bank, which is characteristic for German banks in general and Dresdner in particular.

12.   Analysts say the big German banks are being underpriced either by their overseas competitors, like Citicorp, or lower-cost German savings banks.

13.   And for the past two months, the firm has been widely rumored to be negotiating with the German bank.

14.   Anderson said financing for the restoration seemed assured through the Italian maritime administration with backing from a German bank.

15.   And, German banks agreed to roll over some Korean debt.

16.   As far as new bond issues go, the German banks still dominate.

17.   As bank customers looked for ways to shelter that income, German banks reportedly assisted them by setting up bank accounts in such tax-free havens as nearby Luxembourg.

18.   At German banks, the outgoing chief executive is typically elected chairman of the supervisory board, which sets long-range policy and appoints the chief executive.

19.   At a meeting two weeks ago, Daimler-Chrysler executives said they did not want to be lumped into a settlement with German banks.

20.   Banks felt especially flush because, like German banks, Japanese banks can take equity positions in industrial companies.