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Sovereign Bancorp Inc.

(SOV) is in the Financial Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$5.2B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., (NYSE: SOV), is the parent company of Sovereign Bank, a financial institution with $85 billion in assets as of December 31, 2007 with principal markets in the Northeast United States. Sovereign Bank has 750 community banking offices, over 2,300 ATMs and approximately 12,000 team members. Sovereign offers a broad array of financial services and products including retail banking, business and corporate banking, cash management, capital markets, wealth management and insurance. Sovereign is the 19th largest banking institution in the United States.

Number of Employees 10,235

Contact Information

1500 Market St

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-3231

www.sovereignba...

(610) 320-8400

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Savings Institutions: 522120

Company News

Recent Events

Ex-Bank CEOs Become Buyout Pitchmen

6/23/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
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6/19/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

News & Analysis

sovereign bancorp inc. and zacks investment research inc. - All News and Analysis

Zacks.com Announces That Jeff Manera Highlights the Following Stocks: Midway Games, Webex Communications, American States Water, Sovereign Bancorp and Washington Mutual

- 2005-07-14

CHICAGO -- Jeff Manera explains that the economy is slightly cool. Take a look at Midway Games (NYSE:MWY), Webex Communications (NASDAQ:WEBX), American States Water (NYSE:AWR), Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:SOV), and Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE:WM). Jeff Manera is the editor of the Superstock Investor newsletter. Click here for the full story...

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Zacks.com Announces That Jeff Manera Highlights the Following Stocks: Midway Games, Active Power, Inc., Hearst-Argyle Television, and Sovereign Bancorp, Inc

- 2005-06-06

CHICAGO -- Jeff Manera says the overall market direction remains mildly bullish at this point. Take a look at Midway Games (NADSAQ:MWY), Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACPW), Hearst-Argyle Television (NYSE:HTV), and Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:SOV). Jeff Manera is the editor of the Superstock Investor newsletter. Click here for the full story...

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Zacks.com Announces that Jeff Manera Highlights the Following Stocks: Sovereign Bancorp, Komag, Lafarge, Dover Downs and Barr Pharmaceuticals

- 2005-02-09

CHICAGO -- Jeff Manera, editor of Superstock Investor, highlights Sovereign Bancorp (NYSE:SOV), which was recently added to his Master List of Recommended Stocks and provides an update on Komag (NASDAQ:KOMG), Lafarge (NYSE:LAF), Dover Downs (NYSE:DDE) and Barr Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:BRL). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=84

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