1.   The banks do not buy bills directly from the issuers.

2.   American banks have bought into investment banking and brokerage firms have combined with one another, all in pursuit of size and scope to maintain market position and profitability.

3.   As a venture investor, the bank bought shares in all those companies at a fraction of the IPO prices.

4.   Banks are buying brokerages at a rapid pace this year after the U.S. Federal Reserve began easing Depression-era laws separating the two industries.

5.   Banks have been buying each other at a rapid pace as they try to cut costs and increase profitability.

6.   Banks are buying each other at a record pace as they seek to cut costs and boost profits.

7.   Banks buy or sell stocks early in the session and then reverse the trades late in the day, he said.

8.   Banks have been buying each other at a rapid pace in order to cut costs and increase profitability.

9.   Banks have been buying each other at a rapid pace to cut costs, increase profitability, and sell more products to a greater number of customers.

10.   Banks have been buying each other at a record pace, in an effort to cut costs and increase profitability.