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[Crazy Money]

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[HOVA]

WORST BANK OUT THERE..

[feint]

Bye Bye WAMU Pension!?

WaMu employees likely to lose pensions; many to lose jobs

Scharf, who spent a chunk of the conference call answering blunt questions from employees, said employees’ pension plans are part of WaMu’s business that’s held up in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, so it’s not J.P. Morgan’s responsibility to honor them. That likely means employees who are currently accruing money into the plan as well as employees who are already retired might be cut off.

http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2008/09/29/daily87.html

END IS near? Gold > Fiat currency
http://mining101.blogspot.com

[analogdog]

yessir... strong bank.

[Tyee]

USB looking very strong in a turbulent market. Looks like all the press of it being one of the few bright spots in banking is paying off for us.

If we can close above 36.80 that will bode well for targets in the low 40's.

Good luck all

[analogdog]

Holding strong... when others are not... if it tanks again to $22... load IMO.

[analogdog]

... miss.

[analogdog]

US Bancorp 2Q profit falls 18 percent
Tuesday July 15, 8:33 am ET
US Bancorp 2Q profit falls 18 percent, hurt by credit, securities losses

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- U.S. Bancorp says its second-quarter earnings fell 18 percent hurt by credit and securities losses.

The Minneapolis-based bank said Tuesday it earned $950 million, or 53 cents per share, down from $1.16 billion, or 65 cents per share, during the same period last year. Revenue was $3.8 billion, up 7.5 percent from $3.54 billion in the second quarter 2007.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had expected earnings of 59 cents per share on revenue of $3.78 billion.

U.S. Bancorp is the nation's sixth-largest commercial bank.

[analogdog]

so up or down? LOL

[OptionMonster]

U.S. Bancorp Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Set for Tuesday, July 15, 2008

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) will release its second quarter 2008 earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. At 1:00 PM (CDT) Richard K. Davis, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Andrew Cecere, vice chairman and chief financial officer, will host a conference call to review the financial results. The conference call will be available by telephone or on the Internet.

Via telephone: To access the conference call from locations within the United States and Canada, please dial 866-316-1409. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada, please dial 706-634-9086. The conference ID number for all participants is 52522493.

For those unable to participate during the live call, a recording of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call ends on Tuesday, July 15th, and will run through Tuesday, July 22nd, at 11:00 p.m. (CDT). To access the recorded message within the United States and Canada, dial 800-642-1687. If calling from outside the United States and Canada, please dial 706-645-9291 to access the recording. The conference ID is 52522493.

Via Internet: usbank.com Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (“USB”), with $242 billion in assets, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the 6th largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 2,522 banking offices and 4,844 ATMs in 24 states, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

[analogdog]

Be ready for the turn.

[analogdog]

Holding well.... earnings Tuesday am. Which way will she go?

[OptionMonster]

U.S. Bancorp First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Set for Tuesday, April 15, 2008
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) will release its first quarter 2008 earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. At 8:00 AM (CDT) Richard K. Davis, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Andrew Cecere, vice chairman and chief financial officer, will host a conference call to review the financial results. The conference call will be available by telephone or on the Internet.

Via telephone:

To access the conference call from locations within the United States and Canada, please dial 866-316-1409. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada, please dial 706-634-9086. The conference ID number for all participants is 39876056.

For those unable to participate during the live call, a recording of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call ends on Tuesday, April 15th, and will run through Tuesday, April 22nd, at 11:00 p.m. (CDT). To access the recorded message within the United States and Canada, dial 800-642-1687. If calling from outside the United States and Canada, please dial 706-645-9291 to access the recording. The conference ID is 39876056.

Via Internet:

usbank.com

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (“USB”), with $238 billion in assets, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the 6th largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 2,518 banking offices and 4,867 ATMs in 24 states, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

U.S. Bancorp
Judith T. Murphy, Investor Relations, 612-303-0783
Steve Dale, Media Relations, 612-303-0784




Source: Business Wire (March 17, 2008 - 4:02 PM EDT)

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[analogdog]

lovin my calls... follow the white whale!

[OptionMonster]

What a TITAN!

[OptionMonster]

Simple answer to that....We KNOW how to make the $$$$$$$$$$$$$

[analogdog]

Back in it... yet all alone except for the monster.

[OptionMonster]

Banks would be big winners in Visa IPO

March 14 (Reuters) - Following is a list of Visa Inc's largest shareholders, and the proceeds they are expected to see from the credit card processor's initial public offering planned for next week.

In the eagerly awaited offering, Visa planned to sell 406 million Class A shares at $37 to $42 each, for proceeds of $15 billion to $17 billion, according to a regulatory filing last month.

Of that, Visa's member banks, stemming from a previous membership-based ownership structure, would be the biggest beneficiaries, with total proceeds of about $10.2 billion, Visa said in an amended registration statement.

* JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), selling roughly 28.7 million shares for proceeds of as much as about $1.2 billion.

* Bank of America Corp (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research), selling roughly 14.3 million shares for proceeds of as much as about $600 million.

* National City Corp (NCC.N: Quote, Profile, Research), selling roughly 9.9 million shares for proceeds of as much as about $416 million.

* Citigroup Inc (C.N: Quote, Profile, Research), selling roughly 6.9 million shares for proceeds of as much as about $290 million.

* U.S. Bancorp (USB.N: Quote, Profile, Research), selling roughly 6.2 million shares for proceeds of as much as about $260 million.

* Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N: Quote, Profile, Research), selling roughly 6.2 million shares for proceeds of as much as about $260 million.

** Source: Visa Inc amended registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, with proceeds calculated based on an IPO price of $42 per share. (Reporting by Lilla Zuill, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

[analogdog]

Looks like ready for another pop.

[LexL]

weeee cnnmoney praising USB.

[LexL]

U.S. Bancorp Cuts Prime Rate
Tuesday January 22, 2:38 pm ET
U.S. Bancorp Cuts Key Interest Rate After Federal Reserve Decision


NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. Bancorp on Tuesday lowered its prime rate by three-quarters of a percentage point after the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp said its prime rate is now 6.5 percent, down from 7.25 percent. The Fed cut the federal funds rate, which is what banks charge each other for overnight loans, to 3.5 percent from 4.25 percent previously.

The prime rate is what banks charge their best customers, and serves as the benchmark for lending rates to all customers for mortgages, credit cards and other products.

Most banks typically raise or lower their prime rate by an amount equal to the Fed's rate action within minutes of its decision.

[LexL]

$pank that ask, get my .45s!!!!!!!!

[LexL]

DJ U.S> Bancorp Raised To Buy From Mkt Perform By Punk Ziegel >USB

[OptionMonster]

She is green dog!

[analogdog]

adding on weakness... next double bottom pop gets close to $35 IMO.

[analogdog]

exactly... out of Feb calls... in March only now.

[OptionMonster]

She held on til we hit that 300 point and all H*LL broke loose!

[OptionMonster]

Man this thing is a TITAN..Look at is resist the market down over 180 at one point

[OptionMonster]

Only one word comes to mind when I hear his name...MORON!

[analogdog]

What a toolbox... he has no tools... no skills... no plan... howdafunk he get that job? Fed should be Fed Chairman ... sheesh.

[OptionMonster]

Can we see under $30??? Come on Fed Chairman..Keep messing up..I want another RIDE$$$$$$$$

[analogdog]

didn't sell eod.... the platform locked on my APPLE MACBOOK PRO!!! They suck... I couldn't sell it.

[OptionMonster]

I'll take GS @ $160 please? lol

[OptionMonster]

you took out a PUT option on Apple?

[OptionMonster]

Not yet!!! FIRED!! lol

[analogdog]

next to GS, yes they are IMO.

[OptionMonster]

How can they not be..Safest financial out there..I can pray!

[analogdog]

not yet LOL

[OptionMonster]

Anytime is good for me..Did you grab any WCI?? Pinned that one SPOT ON!

[analogdog]

You just want in again cheaper LOL..... hedge funds are clued in on this one.

[analogdog]

after noon... IMO.. LOL

[OptionMonster]

USB going DOWN!!!

[analogdog]

3 of us on the board... what a joke. LOL

[analogdog]

He found one article that shows serious outperform earnings... nowhere else is reporting it.... MER is going to produce "the mother of all right downs" so IMO no turn til next week. Who knows... I have puts... he has calls. GLT both of us LOL.

However... still looks like bears are winning... except for USB!!!

[OptionMonster]

Let LEX know so he does not freak out..He grabbed some $165 Calls..lol

[analogdog]

yup... it'll test low $150's before the pop.

[OptionMonster]

I knew she would peak her head under that $31.00 again..COVERED!! This thing is an ATM machine!

[OptionMonster]

Hey Dog..I like the AAPL $160 Call for Jul 19 2008..Thoughts? Thinking about grabbing it if AAPL dips under $160 again..

[OptionMonster]

Make it go RED!! Dang Dog!!

[analogdog]

still green!!!! Option bid support is monster!