21.   Few analysts say Deutsche Bank will simply sell off its branch network.

22.   Few analysts believe Deutsche Bank will simply sell off its brick-and-mortar branch network.

23.   Gearing up for the new business, companies are expanding sales staff, branch networks and signing up independent agents.

24.   Golden State and Wells want Bay View for its branch network.

25.   He can spend hours describing in detail the new products he hopes the bank will be selling through its branch network and eventually through electronic banking.

26.   His other favorites include Charles Schwab, for its combination of Internet-based brokerage and a national branch network.

27.   In its proposal, the U.S. offers to eliminate curbs on interstate branch networks for foreign banks and drop charges for Federal Reserve examinations of foreign banks.

28.   In the financial arena, Merrill Lynch is talking about buying part of the branch network of Yamaichi Securities, a giant Japanese firm that collapsed in November.

29.   It also wants to unite branch networks in countries where they overlap, such as the U.S., U.K. and Hong Kong.

30.   Its branch network extends from Maine to New Jersey.