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NEWS ABOUT: LaSalle Bank

LaSalle Bank stories: 2 news summaries

BofA May
Buy Ailing Countrywide

Talks between bank and troubled mortgage giant well advanced

Jan 10, 08 3:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Bank of America is in advanced talks to buy troubled Countrywide, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Charlotte-based bank could be on the brink of acquiring the US' largest mortgage lender, whose market value has plummeted to $3 billion—about 2 months' profit for BofA—as foreclosures continue to dent... More »

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Bank of America • bankruptcy • subprime mortgages • LaSalle Bank • Countrywide

RBS Consortium Renews Bid
for ABN Amro

$96B offer dwarfs Barclays proposal,
but legal woes persist

May 29, 07 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Refusing to take no for an answer, a coalition led by Royal Bank of Scotland today submitted a renewed $95.6 billion bid for ABN Amro. The offer overshadows a competing $86 billion offer from Barclays, but legal wrangling over the sale of LaSalle Bank continues to bog down the... More »

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Barclays • ABN AMRO • Royal Bank of Scotland • LaSalle Bank • merger • bank • acquisition

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