21.   Banks typically pay less than three times book value in acquisitions.

22.   Because most acquisitions have been paid for in stock rather than cash, banks can pay much higher apparent prices today without having to print any more shares.

23.   Because the bank pays relatively well, it can fill its depleted ranks by raiding other companies.

24.   Banks pay less for the money they lend when interest rates fall.

25.   Better known as the repo rate, that is what banks pay for short-term borrowing in the money market.

26.   Big U.S. banks are paying high prices for competitors as they try to increase market share and cut operating costs.

27.   Bond analysts were confident the larger banks would pay their debts on schedule.

28.   Ackor said the price was relatively high but is in line with what other banks have been paying for acquisitions.

29.   China will cut interest rates tomorrow, lopping almost a full percentage point on average off the rate that state banks pay on savings deposits.

30.   Combining commercial and investment banking operations frequently brings about compensation conflicts, because many Wall Street investment banks pay their employees more than traditional banks do.