1.   The bank merger introduced a period of uncertainty in the financial Markets.

2.   Touche, an accounting firm, reckons the number of bank mergers will rise by half this year.

3.   An even bigger bank merger is being discussed in Britain.

4.   And recent bank mergers have introduced big-city amenities such as foreign exchange to scores of smaller communities.

5.   And two bank mergers have been announced in the past two weeks, uniting lenders overwhelmed by property-connected bad loans.

6.   And the recent spate of massive bank mergers has refocused attention on the ongoing consolidation of corporate America.

7.   And with all the bank mergers that have occurred, there are fewer banks to choose from.

8.   Another impetus to bank mergers is the trend toward nationwide banking.

9.   Another week, another bank merger.

10.   Any bank merger is likely to be particularly unsettling for business customers, Moeling said.