long term growth potential

A second wave of buying centered on the small regionals, such as Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) and Fifth Third (FITB), created flare-ups, like vicious sunspots, on an almost spontaneous basis.

But what is most important is that, once again, the small banks are on fire, and this time it is my fave, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), bursting out from where it did the deal. I didn't want a deal. I didn't think it needed to do one. But you are now up 30 cents from where the deal came, and I think that means the magic of the bank secondaries is back. Once again, people despise the new supply and then lap it up.

This can be a nauseating market, but what happens if Huntington reports a really good number based on net interest margin? What if Fifth Third does a big deal in the hole and then says, "We are fully reserved"?

dow

regional bank

good for day trading

I am a huge believer in Fifth Third Bank (FITB) and Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) and even Regions Financial (RF), with the last two having a lot of room to romp and the former in good shape to do an acquisition. Given that we are waiting for hundreds of banks to fail, there could be ample opportunity. (Query -- why haven't more failed yet? Answer -- the FDIC is letting the bad banks run and run and run, bad banks meaning banks that have to pay up for hot money via high interest CDs that we will all be on the hook for.)

bank stock

think it has a very good chance of going up on long term

bad officers

i use it as a trade buy at 4 sell when up at least 11%

small regional good on paper

bought at $20.00 won't see that for a long time

owned for many years...downward slide over?

Undisclosed losses
fr Sky acquisitions

i don't believe that regionalbanks are the place to be at this time.

So far my Aug 2007 forcast holds true; Sell now, buy at $15.

Cramer .. listen to today's conference call. T Hoaglin's stated Sky Ins. decline due to seasonality, misrepresentation - Sky Ins loss many major commercial clients. The M.Adams/Sky relations with Franklin Credit (FCMC), .96 Loss Per Share continues to not be transparent and keeps loaning the red ink. HBAN, not good

Sham on Tom Hoaglin conference call misrepresentation that the Sky Insurance decline was seasonality. M. Adams, stop this deceit - - Sky lost many and major commercial accounts, fact.
That is why there was a decline. Be truthful, or resign.