Topics covered: Second Leg Of Bank Recovery, Return To Premium M&A, Regulatory Reform Uncertainty, Regulator-Suggested Deals As Growth Strategy, Opportunities Among Demutualized Thrifts, Improving Credit Metrics, Focus On Capital And Credit, Fewer FDIC-Assisted Deals, CRE Loan Refinancing, Close Eye On Charge-Offs & REO Write-Downs
Companies covered: FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR), Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNCL), TFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:TFSL), Investors Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISBC), Harleysville Savings Financial, First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG), Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBSB), Danvers Bancorp Inc., C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW), Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBVT), Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc., MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET)
