111.   Meanwhile, Korean banks are making their utmost efforts to win the soft loans from the government.

112.   More U.S. banks are underwriting risky construction and commercial projects, although banks are generally making wise lending decisions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported.

113.   Moreover, American banks often made huge sums selling these products in Asia.

114.   NatWest spokesman Edward Townsend declined to comment on the sale or on whether the bank would make an announcement today.

115.   No bank would make loans like these.

116.   Nobody talks about the compromises that foreign banks make in China, but nobody doubts that they compromise.

117.   Nor did banks make much headway in increasing their consumer business.

118.   Normally, regulators require a bank to hire an accountant but allow the bank to make the selection.

119.   Of course, banks made so many loans in the past year that it more than made up for this crunch.

120.   Officials confirmed that the bank had made a peso purchase in the final hour of trading, but did not specify the amount.