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U.S. Banker December 2002 John Engen	Hard-Core Capitalism Fifth Third's purchase of Franklin Financial may have been five times book value, but it exemplifies CEO George Schaefer's "my way or the highway" style of banking, one that weeds out weak salespeople as he paves the way for further expansion and added profits.
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