Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Banks Report

Topics Covered: Regulatory Reform Uncertainty, Heightened M&A Activity, Regional Bank Outperformance, Demutualization and MHC Conversion Opportunities, Spotlight on Capital and Credit

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Companies Covered: Boston Private (BPFH), Fulton Financial (FULT), National Penn (NPBC), Northwest Savings (NWBI), People's Bank (PBCT), Sandy Spring (SASR), Sterling Bancorp (SI), Valley National (VLY), AmTrust (AFSI), Astoria (AF), BMO (BMO), Beneficial (BNCL), Bridge Bancorp (BDGE), Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (BMTC), Center Bancorp (CNBC), Danvers (DNBK), Dime Community (DCOM), F.N.B. Corporation (FNB), First Commonwealth (FCF), First Community (FCBC), First Horizon (FHN), First Niagara (FNFG), Flushing (FFIC), Hudson City (HCBK), Huntington (HBAN), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), M&I (MI), M&T  (MTB), Meridian Interstate Bancorp (EBSB), Metro Bank (METR), National City (NCC), New York Community (NYB), Newport Bancorp (NFSB), OceanFirst (OCFC), Oritani (ORIT), Orrstown Financial (ORRF), PNC Financial (PNC), Provident Financial (PFS), Provident of New York (PBNY), Signature Bank (SBNY), StellarOne (STEL), Susquehanna (SUSQ), The Bancorp (TBBK), Tower Bancorp (TOBC), Union Bankshares (UNB), United (UBSI), Virginia Commerce (VCBI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Webster (WBS), Wilmington Trust (WL)