1.   The banks plan to merge and combine their assets.

2.   Analysts said CoreStates clients, many of whom are mid-sized companies, are logical candidates for many of the newer products the bank plans to provide.

3.   And the Medellin-based bank plans to open about eight branches in new department stores such as Makro and Exito, over the next few years.

4.   Aside from interacting with its customers online or by phone, the bank also plans on signing up customers through a handful of cafes around the country.

5.   At the same time, the bank plans to start offering a multitiered approach to selling funds called FundStrategies.

6.   BankBoston executives, in a memo, said the bank plans to study its businesses as it tries to increase revenue and offer better customer service.

7.   Banking shares fell amid concern about new shares that banks plan to sell to help raise money to offset their bad loans, traders said.

8.   Both banks plan extraordinary shareholder meetings in October to seek approval for the merger.

9.   Both banks plan to hold extraordinary shareholder meetings in October to win approval for the merger.

10.   Both banks plan shareholder meetings in October to secure approval for the merger.