1.   For retail banks it was the result of their money transmission service.

2.   Lesser banks will expect to pay slightly more for funds than the major retail banks.

3.   Retail banks hold deposits of their own with the Bank.

4.   The figure is illustrated with data for the United Kingdom retail banks.

5.   Sterling assets of the retail banks.

6.   Among other shares, Banco do Brasil SA, a state-controlled retail bank, could post better than expected second-quarter earnings, traders said.

7.   Among other shares, Banco do Brasil SA, a state-controlled retail bank could post better than expected second-quarter earnings, traders said.

8.   Andre Levy-Lang, chairman of Paribas, continued to insist throughout last fall that he still did not want to merge with a retail bank.

9.   BankAmerica Corp. said it hired MasterCard International Chief Executive H. Eugene Lockhart as president of its global retail bank.