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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Banks That Will Be Hurt by the Takeover of Fannie and Freddie]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government takeover of Fannie Mae FNM and Feddie Mac FRE should be a positive for most banks.  The deal will lower mortgage rates and will also allow the Treasury Department to purchase mortgage-backed securities from firms in the open market.  That will allow a lot of mortgage paper that is currently clogging the system to start...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:37:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Few Banks We Like: NTRS, USB, WFSL, SCHW, BOH]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Whalen submits:   Integrity Bank, Alpharetta, Georgia, with $1.1 billion in total assets and $974.0 million in total deposits as of June 30, 2008, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named receiver. The FDIC Board of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:19:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington Federal, Inc. Marks 20th Anniversary as a Public Company; To Open NASDAQ Stock Market November 11]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 6, 2002  To celebrate 20 years of financial success as a publicly traded company, Washington Federal (Nasdaq:WFSL) will open the NASDAQ Stock Market for trading on Monday, November 11.  Roy Whitehead, President and Chief Executive Officer of Washington Federal, Inc. will preside over...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington Federal, Inc. Names Roy Whitehead Director]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--April 27, 1999--  Roy Whitehead has been named a director of Washington Federal, Inc. (Nasdaq:WFSL) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Washington Federal Savings, according to Guy Pinkerton, chairman and chief executive officer.  Whitehead, who joined Washington Federal Savings in September of 1998, is president of both entities. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington Federal Inc. Announces Intent to Repurchase Additional Shares of Common Stock]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--April 14, 1999--  The Board of Directors of Washington Federal Inc. (Nasdaq:WFSL), parent company of Washington Federal Savings, today authorized the repurchase of an additional 2.7 million shares, or approximately 5%, of outstanding Washington Federal Inc. common stock as conditions warrant.  In September 1998, Washington Federal announced...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 1999 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington Federal Inc. Announces Intent to Repurchase Additional Shares of Common Stock]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_Sept_8/ai_50292957]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 8, 1998--The board of directors  of Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WFSL), parent company of  Washington Federal Savings, authorized the repurchase of an  additional 2.5 million shares, or approximately 5 percent, of its  outstanding common stock in open market transactions as conditions  warrant.In March 1996,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 1998 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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