Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Banks Report

Topics Covered: Pockets of Growth in Northeastern Banking, Delayed Consolidation Activity, Macroeconomic Fears Depress Financials' Valuations, Improving Credit Quality and Strong Fundamentals

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Companies Covered: 1st United (FUBC), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), New York Community (NYB), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Oriental Financial Group (OFG-PB), United Bank (UBNK), Bancorp (TBBK), Bancorp Rhode Island (BARI), Beneficial (BNCL), Bryn Mawr Trust (BMTC), CMS Bancorp; Inc. (CMSB), Camden National Corporation (CAC), Capital One (COF), Cardinal Financial (CFNL), Dime Community (DCOM), EagleBank (EGBN), Evans Bancorp; Inc. (EVBN), First Commonwealth (FCF), First Connecticut (FBNK), First Niagara (FNFG), Flushing (FFIC), Fulton Financial (FULT), Hudson City (HCBK), Investors (ISBC), Kearny Financial (KRNY), Key (KEY), M&T (MTB), Meridian Interstate (EBSB), Metro Bancorp (METR), Northfield (NFBK), Northwest (NWBI), Oritani (ORIT), People's (PBCT), Popular (BPOP), Provident (PFS), Rockville Financial (RCKB), S&T Bancorp; Inc. (STBA), S&T; Community Bank System (CBU), Sandy Spring (SASR), Signature Bank (SBNY), State Bancorp (STBC), Sun Bancorp (SNBC), SunTrust (ST), Susquehanna (SUSQ), Third Federal (TFSL), Tower Bank (TOBC), U.S. Bancorp (USB), United Bankshares (UBSI), ViewPoint Financial (VPFG), Virginia Commerce (VCBI), Webster Financial (WBS)