Weekend Bank News - Runaway Australians

General Banking News

Kiwis on the run updating Facebook profiles
Bank Employee receiving counselling - OW!
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25533782-12377,00.html

Bank hits back at millionaire runaways
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10574125

Bank satisfaction continues to decline
BB&T, SunTrust, Region above average, Fifth Third, BOA below average
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090525/COLUMNIST/905251017/-1/NEWSSITEMAP

Is It Time to Buy Banks?
Ad for Motley Fool, but okay article
http://www.fool.com/investing/small-cap/2009/05/22/is-it-time-to-buy-banks.aspx

Buffett's Berkshire scales back on big stock purchases
Poor Warren - running out of cash?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009256243_buffettstox24.html

An Unwarranted Sweet Deal For U.S. Banks
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3243583

Federal regulators close Strategic Capital Bank
See sidebar for a complete list of failed banks
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-champaign-bank-shut-down-may22,0,2560829.story

Big Banks to Pay Larger Share of FDIC Levy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052203442.html?nav=rss_business

Mob Tried to Bilk HSBC, Bank of America, Italy Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aDVQrZyCvwtk&refer=germany

Notice of Filing Securities Class Action against SunTrust Banks, Inc.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/notice-of-filing-securities-class-action-against-suntrust-banks-inc,835899.shtml

PhillyDeals: Time to give up the fantasies and face facts
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20090524_PhillyDeals__Time_to_give_up_the_fantasies_and_face_facts.html

Wall St. job losses not quite adding up
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090524/SMALLBIZ/305249991

Bank of America

Bank of America Revises 64,000 Loans After Pact With States
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aPPh1_faHRH0&refer=home

Institutional Investor Flee's From Bank Of America. Will Others Follow ??
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Institutional-Investor-Flees-From-Bank-Of-America.-Will-Others-Follow----39152.html