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The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Morgan Housel	Big Irony From a Big Bank JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon not only avoided the bulk of the financial disaster, but also spent years fortifying JPMorgan's balance sheet in case the Big One hit. But now, he makes one big hypocritical statement.
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The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Future of Citigroup Two big events over the past few days have given investors new reasons to squirm.
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The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 John Maxfield	Why Wells Fargo Shares Are Up Wells Fargo's earnings release demonstrates the virtues of commercial banking.
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