1.   It closed the banks and immediately sold them to the Richmond-based Signet Banking Corp.

2.   An apocryphal story in the local newspaper said a depositor had heard a rumor that the bank was closed and called the headquarters in London to find out.

3.   At the time the banks were closed, Indonesian officials said it was important for the management of the banks to be held responsible.

4.   Banks are closed for the Remembrance Day holiday.

5.   Banks were closed yesterday.

6.   Banks were closed, flights were canceled and post offices never opened in a number of states.

7.   Banks rallied on optimism that Korea successfully resisted IMF pressure to close banks whose non-performing loans exceed their shareholders equity.

8.   Bank examiners discovered the embezzlement and closed both banks.

9.   Bank Indonesia has since said its doing everything it can to encourage mergers in the banking industry to avoid having to close more banks in future.

10.   Banks are also closed.