Commercial Banking Today

Key Grants $1 Million To Cleveland Clinic; Endows Minority Medical Student Scholarship, Heart Center
(http://www.snl.com/Interactive/IR/news.asp?IID=100334)

U.S. Bank's New Credit Card

2005-09-22T14:09:00.000-07:00

Children's Wish Foundation offers new way to create precious smiles and memories with credit card from U.S. Bank
(http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117565&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=759912&highlight)

Wachovia to purchase international banking business of Union Bank of California

2005-09-22T14:01:00.000-07:00

https://r3sls01.wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,134_307^1249,00.html

Chase completes Texas conversion to make JPMorgan Chase compatible with Bank One

2005-09-22T13:53:00.000-07:00

http://investor.shareholder.com/jpmorganchase/press/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=174264

Hibernia Announces Branch Closings in Advance of Hurricane Rita

2005-09-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=86557&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=759619&highlight=

Whitney National Bank Announces Preparedness for Hurricane Rita

2005-09-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=wtny&script=410&layout=-6&item_id=759396

Doherty Named to M&T Board

2005-09-21T13:36:00.000-07:00

http://ir.mandtbank.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=174139

Hedge fund manager wants Citigroup breakup

2005-09-21T06:10:00.000-07:00

http://newyorkbusiness.com/news.cms?newsId=11784

MidFirst Bank opening NYC real estate office

2005-09-21T06:07:00.000-07:00

http://newyorkbusiness.com/news.cms?newsId=11802

Washington Mutual Elects Thomas C. Leppert to Board of Directors

2005-09-20T13:33:00.000-07:00

http://newsroom.wamu.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=189529&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=758989&highlight=

Morgan Keegan Announces New Banking Analysts in New York Office

2005-09-20T13:29:00.000-07:00

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=65036&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=758933&highlight=

National City Corporation raises Prime Lending Rate from 6.50% to 6.75%

2005-09-20T13:11:00.000-07:00

http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64242&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=758922&highlight

M&T Bank Raises Prime Lending Rate from 6.50% to 6.75%

2005-09-20T13:07:00.000-07:00

http://ir.mandtbank.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=174077

U.S. Bancorp raises Prime Lending Rate from 6.50% to 6.75%

2005-09-20T13:04:00.000-07:00

http://phoenix.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117565&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=758904&highlight

KeyCorp. raises Prime Lending Rate from 6.50% to 6.75%

2005-09-20T12:58:00.001-07:00

http://www.snl.com/Interactive/IR/file.asp?IID=100334&FID=1930672&OSID=9

U.S. Bancorp Declares $0.30 Dividend Per Common Stock

2005-09-20T11:32:00.000-07:00

The board of directors of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per common share, payable October 17, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2005. At this quarterly dividend rate, the annual dividend is equivalent to $1.20 per common share.U.S. Bancorp, through its predecessor companies, has increased its annual dividend rate in each of the past 33 years and has paid a dividend for 142 consecutive years. The most recent increase in theU.S. Bancorp common share dividend was reflected in the dividend paid on January 17, 2005, when the dividend rate was raised 25 percent to its current rate. Previously the rate had been $0.96 on an annualized basis, or $0.24 on a quarterly basis.
(This press release and information within is public information provided and owned by U.S. Bankcorp. It is reproduced in this Blog for informational purposes only.)

JPMorgan Chase Declares Common Stock Dividend

2005-09-20T11:23:00.000-07:00

The Board of Directors of JPMorgan Chase & Co. today declared a quarterly dividend of 34 cents per share on the outstanding shares of the corporation's common stock.
The dividend is payable on October 31, 2005, to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 6, 2005.

Key Community Bank Appoints New Great Lakes Region President

2005-09-20T11:16:00.000-07:00

Charles W. Sulerzyski has been appointed to newly created position of Great Lakes Region President. He will be responsible for Retail Banking, Business Banking, and Middle-Market Commercial Banking in the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. He will report directly to the president of Key Community Bank, George E. Emmons, Jr.
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http://www.snl.com/Interactive/IR/file.asp?IID=100334&FID=1929101&OSID=9

The Ohio Capital Fund to Drive Venture Capital Growth in Ohio

2005-09-20T06:20:00.000-07:00

www.us-banker.com

PNC and Wells Fargo Form Joint Venture to Make Home Ownership Easier

2005-09-20T06:19:00.000-07:00

www.us-banker.com

Great Southern Bank Offers Health Savings Accounts

2005-09-20T06:18:00.000-07:00

www.us-banker.com

SunTrust Bank Increases Prime Rate

2005-09-20T06:16:00.000-07:00

https://www.suntrust.com/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_388_959_0_43/http%3B/phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=82273&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=758953&highlight=

U.S. Bancorp ranks up there

2005-09-19T07:22:00.000-07:00

U.S. Bancorp was ranked as the second most respected banking company in the United States and the 50th most respected company in world, according to a recent survey of institutional investors published in the September 12 edition of Barron's. The ranking by Barron's comes on the heels of U.S. Bancorp being ranked as the second best company in the world when it comes to return on revenue, according to the July 25 edition of Fortune magazine.