71.   U.S. funds and Japanese institutions bought banks today, traders said.

72.   Two years earlier, the bank bought merchant bank Barings Plc.

73.   Two years ago, ING bought merchant bank Barings Plc.

74.   U.S. funds and Japanese institutions were buying banks today, traders said.

75.   Were HSBC to buy the bank, it would forever become part of HSBC.

76.   When Dierberg first came to California, he did indeed buy banks cheaply.

77.   While DBS said it has no immediate plans to buy more banks in Thailand, Ng said it is looking for investments elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

78.   With the uncertainty removed, banks recovered, strong banks bought weaker banks, and the lending process returned to normal.

79.   ACCOUNTABILITY and transparency are important not only when public funds are used to buy banks and save companies from bankruptcy.

80.   An independent report in January blamed the Danish government for playing a role in persuading the Faeroese government to buy the bank.