61.   The bank also has bought shares in several bank stocks before, including a stake in Shawmut National Corp. before that bank was bought by Fleet Financial Group Inc.

62.   The bank bought the stakes together with brokerage company Motoinvest AS and a Czech pension fund, both of which are shareholders of the bank.

63.   The bank in February bought seven AmeriFirst Bank branches from Mid Am Inc. of Bowling Green, Ohio, for an undisclosed amount.

64.   The bank is buying United Counties Bancorp in Cranford, New Jersey, and last year bought Commonwealth Bancshares in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

65.   The bank will buy and sell stock on the open market or from the company.

66.   The bank has already bought into a pension fund in Chile.

67.   The bank has bought dollars for the last three days to prevent the peso strengthening.

68.   The banking industry is consolidating at a record pace, as banks buy rivals to slash overhead costs and boost earnings by expanding into new markets.

69.   The banks bought their stakes two years ago when Agie sold shares as part of a reorganization.

70.   The banks have been buying the dollar when it was rising, not falling.