91.   The move has unleashed a flurry of acquisitions as banks used the new flexibility to snap up brokerage houses or expand their own operations.

92.   The merged bank will use the Wells Fargo name.

93.   The SEC said the bank can use the pooling-of-interests accounting method, rather than purchase accounting.

94.   The settlement is the first of its kind to set a standard that banks can use to avoid allowing their bonus programs to lead to discrimination, Baker said.

95.   The report raises questions about the quality of financial statements that banks use when deciding to make loans.

96.   The two banks used their shares in Punta Palma as collateral for government loans.

97.   They said the bank will initially use the money to bolster its own balance sheet.

98.   These programs employ many of the industry codes and mathematical formulas that banks use when setting up card accounts.

99.   They would not have qualified for their loans if the bank had used traditional underwriting standards.

100.   Those banks could then use the Treasuries as collateral in exchange for dollar loans.