31.   The question of who was at fault in the Daiwa debacle comes at a delicate time in relations between U.S. and Japanese banking regulators.

32.   The report was compiled with the help of other American banking regulators, including the comptroller of the currency.

33.   The Treasury Department has objected to portions of the bill that expand the Federal Reserve Board as the top banking regulator at the expense of the Treasury.

34.   These consolidations, however, will put increasing pressure on state banking regulators across the country.

35.   These two most powerful financial people in Washington are in a turf war over which of their agencies would be the top banking regulator.

36.   U.S. banks pay for big acquisitions in stock to avoid depleting capital reserves required by banking regulators.

37.   When pressed at the news conference on Monday, U.S. officials said that the banks could face civil penalities by banking regulators.

38.   While banking regulators may have qualms, they are nevertheless likely to approve REIT preferred stock in one form or another, bankers and analysts said.

39.   Police were mobilized to enforce the order, but banking regulators were barred from entering the headquarters of the five banks by picketing employees.

40.   Banking regulators have reportedly proposed a compromise centered around both banks taking a minority interest in one another.