1.   Although provision figures were not available for the first quarter, the bank commented on several significant credit problems.

2.   As is standard practice, the bank would not comment on the reports.

3.   A Bank of Boston spokesman said the bank did not comment on merger negotiations.

4.   A Daiwa spokesman in New York said the bank would not comment, citing a policy of not discussing meetings or conversations with regulators.

5.   Commerzbank spokesman Peter Pietsch said the bank never comments on market speculation.

6.   DBS declined to say whether it had dismissed the firm, and the other two banks would not comment beyond issuing letters accepting the apology.

7.   Koling would only say that the bank will not comment on whether the SunTrust accounts were used to purchase the tickets.

8.   NatWest spokesman Terence Collis said the bank does not comment on market speculation.

9.   Neither bank will comment on the possibility of a pairing.