1.   And he says he has had similar arrangements with other Wall Street firms that he would not name -- a statement confirmed by local bankers here.

2.   And local bankers are taking their own precautions.

3.   - Were local bankers kidding when they said federal banking regulations from the Depression era prevented them from closing for a three-day July Fourth holiday weekend?

4.   A committee appointed by Beijing chose a local banker, Edmund Ho, to administer the colony after it reverts to Chinese rule in December.

5.   A few days earlier, Claassen had called the local banker direct, told him he was on his way and received permission.

6.   Club member and local banker Boone Knox has bought several properties nearby, too.

7.   From its length, Pendergrass could have been the local banker.

8.   He was amazingly bright, and local bankers financed his law degree from Fordham University in New York City.

9.   His local banker?

10.   Hoenig made similar remarks in April when he spoke to local bankers and executives in Omaha, Nebraska.