91.   The dividend is unfranked, which means the bank paid no corporate tax on it.

92.   The expected acquisition, which follows weeks of negotiations, reflects the high prices that big banks are paying to acquire securities firms.

93.   The high interest Korean banks must pay to extend loans underscores how important it is for Korea to reach that agreement.

94.   The higher multiple is closer to those that banks have paid for brokers recently.

95.   The problem is an arcane ATM transaction charge that banks pay to one another.

96.   The problem with banks paying him to borrow, he said, is that he would still have to repay the loan.

97.   The short-term rates that banks pay savers held steady after climbing yesterday, amid concern the Federal Reserve would boost interest rates next week.

98.   The short-term rates that banks pay savers held steady after climbing yesterday amid concern the Fed would boost rates next week.

99.   The repo rate is the interest rate banks pay to borrow money to pay for government securities they buy from the central bank.

100.   The trend was a reaction to the huge premiums banks had been paying to buy out their rivals, weakening future financial performance.