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The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	ABN Shareholders Will Decide Megamerger ABN's management is pushing for the Barclays deal but may just be looking out for its best interests. Fortunately, the shareholders will get a chance to vote and decide this issue for themselves.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	ABN's Complicated Love Life A British financial services group and a Dutch bank end up in a bizarre love triangle, and delivering strong results as well. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: ABN and Barclays Get Tripped Up A Dutch court blocks the sale of ABN's U.S. banking business to Bank of America.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Barclays and ABN Amro Seal the Deal The combined Barclays and ABN Amro will be among one of the 10 largest banks in the world, one of the largest credit card issuers, and the largest institutional asset manager in the world. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Barclays Plays the China Card China Development Bank and Temasek help with Barclays' bid for ABN. Investors, take note.
Wall Street & Technology May 30, 2007 Paul McDougall	Barclays Risks ABN AMRO Acquisition To Move More Than 10,000 Positions Offshore Barclays' $91 billion offer to buy ABN AMRO would create annual savings of $4.75 billion by 2010, according to Barclays. Part of those savings would be achieved through lower, outsourced labor costs.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Quick Take: Who Wins in the ABN Deal? Barclays withdraws its offer for ABN Amro, meaning that the consortium of RBS, Fortis, and Banco Santander is now on track to move in. Who stands to gain in this complicated deal?
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Bank of America Is Outbanked Bank of America managed to post a nice net income increase during its second quarter, but only half as much as some of its competitors.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Emil Lee	Foolish Forecast: Bank of America Goes Organic The banking giant will report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Michael Dumiak	Barclays Plc's Newfound Sway In the New World Barclays is open for business in America with 10,000 new employees taken from Lehman Brothers and observers are mulling how the new-look Barclays will be positioned in the U.S.
U.S. Banker November 2007 Anthony Malakian	M&A Activity: BofA Succumbs to Pressure From Community Activists After six months of pestering Bank of America to make concessions in the communities served by LaSalle Bank, community groups finally scored a partial victory.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2010	Santander to Buy RBS Branches The Spanish bank is the front-runner to buy RBS branches, while Lloyds gets sued over HBOS.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bull Rebuttal Private equity deals aren't without their warts, but they're still benefiting investors.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2008 Todd Wenning	Royal Bank of Scotland's Right Royal Mess Royal Bank of Scotland is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Its 12 billion rights issue was the biggest in U.K. corporate history, and now, it reveals its first loss in 40 years.
BusinessWeek April 2, 2007 Carol Matlack	The Smart Money Is Chasing Euro Deals Investors from both sides of the pond are on an "Easter egg hunt" for potential plays.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	Banco Santander Takes On the World Will investors bear the brunt of the bank's aggressive acquisition policy?
The Motley Fool July 13, 2010 Cliff D'Arcy	Anyone Want to Buy a Used Bank? Banking heats up as several investors get set to snap up surplus banks.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy featuring Barclays and ABN Amro... "The Thin Ice" by Pink Floyd featuring KKR... "This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims and Google... etc.
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 Stanley Reed	Europe: The Making Of A Monolith ABN AMRO signals the euro zone's superpower status.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 David Fairlamb	Bargain-Sniffing In The States European banks are once again shopping aggressively for American acquisitions.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Anand Chokkavelu	7 European Banks Near 52-Week Lows Promo: Trolling the bottom for upside potential.
Bank Technology News December 2010 John Adams	ABN's Cloud-Based Approach to Integration The $220-billion institution has tapped IBM to construct IT building blocks in a private cloud to define its new environment.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 Bill Mann	Hollywood, But Holly Shouldn't Hollywood Entertainment's board wants shareholders to accept the lowest buyout offer.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	A Different Look at iShares British bank Barclays' iShares exchange traded funds may make a good investment in more ways than one. While shareholders wait for the ETF industry to continue to evolve they will collect Barclays' 2.75% dividend yield.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Michael Dumiak	She Came, But Can She Conquer? (maybe) Deanna Oppenheimer, one of the most high-profile bankers in America, has spent the last two years remaking the UK retail business at Barclays, one of the largest financial companies in the world. They arrive together at a crucial crossroads.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	A Bank To Bank On Bank of America is a good defensive stock that has lagged the rally.
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Stanley Reed	Thinking Beyond The Euro Zone Why Santander's bid for London-based retail bank Abbey National, while daring, may make strategic sense.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2009 Mark Scott	Pressure Mounts to Nationalize British Banks As Royal Bank of Scotland piles up colossal losses, Gordon Brown ushers in a new bailout to stave off nationalization.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 David Holding	RBS Back With a Vengeance Royal Bank of Scotland's generally upbeat results follow similar announcements this week from Barclays, HSBC, and Lloyds Banking Group.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Tom Taulli	Lazard's Laser Focus Lazard's CEO says his firm's business model is simple: corporate advisory on one side, asset management on the other. Both segments have been strong growth drivers -- but investors have already baked much of that growth into the stock price.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Barclays Steals One From Regions Barclay's redoes its deal for Region Financial's subprime business and gets a fat discount. Investors, take note.
Bank Systems & Technology December 23, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Cole Taylor Bank Names Conte COO Randall Conte has joined Rosemont, Ill.-based Cole Taylor Bank as its new EVP and COO. He will be responsible for bank operations, corporate services, project management, information technology, customer service and the $4 billion-asset institution's nine banking centers.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Emil Lee	Fight for Your Rights Offering The key to rights offerings is not to make mistakes. Even if you don't want additional shares, make sure you manage your rights in a way that won't cost you money.
BusinessWeek September 25, 2008	Europe's Deep Pockets Prudence - or stricter regulations - has left European players in enviable shape.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Should Investors Go Dutch? While ABN Amro is trying to find a balance between growth and value, investors can collect a fair dividend.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2010 Cliff D'Arcy	HSBC Threatens to Quit the U.K. Global megabank HSBC has given a clear warning that it could move its London headquarters to the Far East if forthcoming banking regulations were too restrictive.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	Santander Continues Its Shopping Spree Banco Santander continues its aggressive acquisition policy.
Bank Systems & Technology May 3, 2005	Executive News HSBC Names Hoff CEO For Retail Services Business... LaSalle Promotes Execs... RBS Names VP of Ops... etc.
InternetNews September 1, 2005 Jim Wagner	IBM Banks on Deal with Dutch IBM scored a big victory for its IT outsourcing division with a five-year, $1.87 billion contract with ABN AMRO.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2011 Cliff D'Arcy	Barclays Banks Over 6 Billion Pounds Barclays' profit rises by a third, thanks to a big drop in write-offs.
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004	New Media Barons In London? Britain will gain two new powerful press barons if the Barclay twins, Frederick and David, prevail in their bid to buy the Daily Telegraph, the country's largest-selling broadsheet.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	5 Dirt-Cheap Bank Stocks Beaten-down bank stocks are trading at attractive price-to-book valuations.
BusinessWeek March 3, 2011 Jason Corcoran	Foreign Banks Are Fleeing Russia Morgan Stanley and Banco Santander are among those selling out or downsizing as Russia's state-owned banks bulk up
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	More Spanish Banking Woes Spanish banking merger falls apart; what does it mean for Santander?
The Motley Fool March 29, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	Banco Santander Takes On the Hidden Kingdom: China Banco Santander is taking huge strides to accomplish its expansion goals.
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Stanley Reed	Barclays: Big, But Too Small The British bank shines in investment banking and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- but to be a global star, it needs a megadeal.
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Charles Penty	Banco Santander Goes on a Shopping Spree Amid the Spanish debt crisis, it shows its muscle with bids for SEB, Royal Bank of Scotland branches, and others.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	An Old World Bank With New World Opportunities Europe's second-largest bank offers investors a potent blend of emerging-market growth and developed-world stability.
Bank Systems & Technology July 28, 2006 Paul McDougall	ING Group Latest to Tap an Outsourcing Tag Team Banking and insurance conglomerate ING Group has handed over a number of computer maintenance and support operations to a team of outsourcers under five-year deals worth a total of about $1.02 billion.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Will Frankenhoff	Time to Bank on Barclays Despite last year's advance, shares of Barclays have further room to run in 2007.