31.   Another newcomer is the Settlement Party which accuses banks of collecting inflated interest from farmers and wants to have the banks prosecuted.

32.   Banks have been accused of giving out excessive loans believing governments will guarantee them on the strengh of the personal relations of creditors.

33.   But the calls went unanswered, Purba said, accusing the bank of being uncooperative and lacking commitment to overcome its problems.

34.   Experts have accused Ukrainian banks of laundering illicit profits from organized crime groups, according to local newspaper reports.

35.   Farmers accuse the banks of being quick to foreclose and complain of high interest rates.

36.   He accused the bank of violating customer privacy rights by sharing customer information with third-party marketing firms in exchange for commissions.

37.   His bank offered preferential loans to blacks and accused multinational banks of discriminating against black entrepreneurs who lacked collateral.

38.   However, Jewish groups have accused the banks of hoarding up to dlrs seven billion in assets.

39.   In the latest confrontation earlier in May, lawmakers accused the bank of misspending hard currency reserves, but none of the allegations could be proven.

40.   Israeli officials have accused the banks of dragging their feet in trying to find the money and its owners.