[Rumierules]

My bank. Any suggestions on another?

BB&T’s CEO has recently spoken out against the bailout. Perhaps that means that BB&T is healthier than most.

[GWMcClintock]

You know, I’m no financial genius, but it sure looks to me like the market is trying to take care of this whole mess on their own. I say “Let ‘em!”

[rfp1234]

Great. So the monstrous bailout of 2008 might cover a Spanish bank.

[XEHRpa]

> Wachovia reportedly in talks with three suitors

Suitors? SUITORS?? I’d call them “Johns”

[autumnraine]

I hope BB&T is healthier, they are a heavy hand in the commercial insurance business.

Also, wasn’t Citigroup fledgling a while back?

[Bernard]

Wachovia the latest victim of the ongoing credit crisis, as the bank has succumbed to the triple threat of falling real estate prices, overaggressive lending and panic in the credit markets

This makes the bank sound like an innocent victim of somebody else's errors. Only the banks who actively participated in shaky deals have to look over their shoulders.

Too bad they didn't have to record sufficient reserves to cover weak assets. Everybody used to have to review value of assets and reserve accordingly. I guess the rules must have been relaxed, along with common sense.

[frithguild]

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