41.   Big banks are impersonal and powerful, he said.

42.   Big banks can afford the high price tags for new systems as they spread the costs among their vast customer bases.

43.   Big banks J.P. Morgan and Citigroup Inc. came through with strong third-quarter earnings, as did Ford Motor Co.

44.   Big banks now receive only one-third ofall home loan applications as smaller lenders more aggressively go after this market.

45.   Big banks such as Chase Manhattan rallied for a third day.

46.   Big bank mergers may be dandy for investors but consumers are less than enthusiastic.

47.   Big bank stocks swooned Wednesday.

48.   Big banks across the country immediately raised the prime lending rate, a response generally considered bad news for people seeking loans and good news for for most investors.

49.   Big banks all agree corporate finance is a hot business, but not everyone believes full-fledged underwriting is the way to go.

50.   Big banks and brokerage companies have eagerly been snapping up money managers.