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Home Run Hitters: Results of the 2009 Bank Performance Scorecard

Glancing at the performance rankings of the nation’s largest 150 banks this year, it’s not hard to spot trouble. Nearly half of the banks lost money over a 12-month period ended June 30, 2009, a cruel reminder that many financial institutions are still paying dearly for the shaky underwriting conducted during the credit bubble earlier this decade. View the complete 2009 Bank Performance Scorecard results.Yet a look at the top banks tells a different story. Despite the upheaval of bank balance sheets across America, there are many financial institutions still going strong, especially ones that adhere to a basic formula...