51.   But if the bank will make the records available, Wendt said, the Neubergers are prepared to pay the cost of feeding their own cattle.

52.   But lawmakers at the hearing before the House Banking subcommittee on consumer credit were skeptical that the banks had made a solid case for the sharply higher fees.

53.   But no bank would make a home improvement loan to someone who did not own the property.

54.   But the bank made few loans, angering customers as well as regulators.

55.   But the bank made it clear that it had little or no appetite for additional big acquisitions.

56.   But the question is whether the bank is making the transition quickly enough.

57.   By watching the loans and transfers the banks make to one another each day, MIB can spot signs of a surging or chilling economy almost instantly.

58.   Chairman Michel Pebereau said last month that the bank would make money in Asia, regardless of the crisis.

59.   Consolidating banks can make higher profits by firing employees and eliminating duplicated costs.

60.   Construction companies are guarantors for trillions of yen worth of loans that banks made to developers, according to Japanese media reports and analysts.