51.   Industry analysts said the bank merger would have little impact on American banks, in part because Dresdner has little presence in the United States.

52.   Investors should shy away from speculating on bank mergers, sticking instead to companies with the best prospects for profit and solid management, Schmidt said.

53.   Is the current wave of hostile takeovers at large in Corporate America about to intersect with the current wave of bank mergers?

54.   Indeed, on the day he announced the biggest bank merger of all, Crutchfield was already looking ahead to expanding his empire to New England.

55.   John McCoy, chief executive of Banc One Corp., made investors wait before joining the wave of multibillion-dollar bank mergers.

56.   Joining the GOP majority were some crossover Democrats, like Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, who had long been cool to the idea of big bank mergers.

57.   Jurors concluded that McDermott, whose firm advised banks about mergers and acquisitions, leaked secret information about five potential bank mergers to the actress, Kathryn B. Gannon.

58.   Justice Department review of bank mergers is routine, but challenges are rare.

59.   Last April, with bank mergers in full force, Gifford and Murray held talks about a possible combination.

60.   Latin America also has become all the more important to the bank in the wake of two proposed Canadian bank mergers.