George Schaefer Quotations

Revenue and net income trends remain below our expectations.

We agree with the consensus out there about the interest rate environment, and we are taking steps to react to that by working harder on the deposit side,

We continue to view ourselves as a growth company and continue to work hard at improving the numbers,

Deposit growth year to date has not been sufficient to fund loan growth or to prevent further contraction in the net interest margin,

Strong lending results, respectable deposit growth, well-behaved credit trends and excellent results from some of our fee businesses have not been enough to overcome the performance in spread-based revenues.