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    <dc:creator>Sheshunoff &amp; Co. Investment Banking</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2010-03-04T15:12:33+00:00</dc:date>
    

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      <title>Character&#45;Driven Performance for the 21st Century Community Bank</title>
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      <description>Many bank leaders believe they have a good understanding of how committed their key people are to the bank . . . until one of them leaves.</description>
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      <title>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; February 2010</title>
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      <description>One year index of bank stock price performance and market performance byregion of publicly&#45;traded bank stock prices</description>
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      <title>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; January 2010</title>
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      <description>Bank stock performance &#45; January 2010. One year index and regional publicly&#45;traded bank pricing</description>
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      <description>Nationwide M&amp;amp;A activity for 2010 by month</description>
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      <title>Your Bank’s Worth Today and Tomorrow</title>
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      <description>Curtis Carpenter&#8217;s presentation at the Acquire or Be Acquired Conference at the Arizona Biltmore Resort – January 2010</description>
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      <title>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; December 2009</title>
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      <description>Public Bank Pricing Summary.  Bank stock pricing saw a welcome improvement in 2009 over a dismal 2008; however, the public bank sector as a whole continued to see downward pressure.</description>
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      <title>2009 3rd Quarter M&amp;amp;A Brief</title>
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      <description>A look at the sluggish 3rd quarter merger and acquisition activity in 2009 with only 27 deals announced. Additional charts.</description>
      <dc:subject>Buyside Representation, Sellside Representation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-01T20:26:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; October 2009</title>
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      <description>Update for Bank Performance</description>
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      <dc:date>2009-11-09T16:32:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; September 2009</title>
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      <dc:date>2009-10-06T19:23:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; August 2009</title>
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      <description>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; August 2009</description>
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      <dc:date>2009-09-10T15:11:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Industry and M&amp;amp;A Update August 2009</title>
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      <description>Our industry presentation for the CEO Affiliation conferences.</description>
      <dc:subject>Buyside Representation, Sellside Representation</dc:subject>
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      <title>2009 2nd Quarter M&amp;amp;A Review / Midyear Update</title>
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      <description>Merger and acquisition activity and pricing remained near record lows in the second quarter restrained by capital and credit concerns. Merger activity continues to center on weak institutions selling to stronger buyers at low price points.</description>
      <dc:subject>Buyside Representation, Sellside Representation</dc:subject>
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      <title>FDIC Board Approves Final Statement of Policy on the Acquisition of Failed Depository Institutions</title>
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      <description>The FDIC Board today adopted a final Statement of Policy on the Acquisition of Failed Insured Depository Institutions. This policy statement provides guidance to investors interested in acquiring or investing in the deposit liabilities of failed banks or thrifts about the standards they will be expected to meet in order to qualify to bid on a failed institution.</description>
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      <dc:date>2009-08-31T18:49:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Texas Banks Exceed National Median in Profitability</title>
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      <description>The 2009 second quarter results are in and Texas banks continue to exhibit better profitability, stronger asset quality and capital than the national median. However, the effects of the severe recession have spread to every state, including Texas.</description>
      <dc:subject>Buyside Representation, Sellside Representation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-08-20T18:30:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Arkansas Banks Report Greater Profitability than the National Median</title>
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      <description>Sheshunoff &amp;amp; Co Investment Banking announces a new article on the health of Arkansas banks. Arkansas banks are reporting greater profitability than the national median.&amp;nbsp; While, certainly some markets are struggling, three of Arkansas’ five largest markets report a median ROA of in excess of 1%.&amp;nbsp; The national average is 56 basis points, and including all banks in Arkansas, the median ROA is still an astounding 91 basis points.</description>
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      <dc:date>2009-08-18T15:38:51+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Alabama Banks Remain Well Capitalized</title>
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      <description>Sheshunoff &amp;amp; Co. Investment Banking announces a new article available on the health of Alabama banks and what’s on the horizon throughout the 3rd and 4th quarters. Alabama banks as a whole were slightly above the national median with a reported non&#45;performing asset ratio of 1.68% compared to the national media of 1.55%.</description>
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      <dc:date>2009-08-18T15:32:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; July 2009</title>
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      <description>Bank Stock Performance Update &#45; July 2009</description>
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      <dc:date>2009-08-14T18:39:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Bank Stock Performance Update&#45;June 2009</title>
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      <description>Bank Stock Performance Update&#45;June 2009</description>
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      <dc:date>2009-07-20T19:27:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Achieve Maximum Value for Your Commercial Real Estate Assets</title>
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      <description>30 minute webcast discussing CRE challenges</description>
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      <title>Industry and M&amp;amp;A Update May 2009</title>
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      <description>Our industry presentation for the CEO Affiliation conferences.</description>
      <dc:subject>Buyside Representation, Sellside Representation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-05-22T15:49:11+00:00</dc:date>
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