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On the day after most bank stocks took a beating, on Tuesday’s Stop Trading!, Cramer pointed out a regional bank that has recently become a major player, virtually overnight. And if history repeats itself, Cramer expects that we could see these moves happening again and again.
The bank is First Niagara [FNFG
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], which announced Tuesday that it will acquire $4.2 billion in deposits and 57 branches in Pennsylvania from National City Bank, which is owned by PNC Financial Services [PNC
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]. With a good balance sheet, First Niagara was in good position to become a “super-regional” bank, and Cramer doesn’t think it’s done. He also sees the possibility for similar moves in other banks like FirstMerit [FMER
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] which could potentially be part of a new group of super-regional banks, much like the ones that formed after the S&L crisis in the late 1980’s.
In other news, Bloomberg reported a new $30.5 billion Australian infrastructure project (the largest infrastructure project in the company’s history) for 3G and wireless connectivity indicates a good future for American companies. Although the Australian company Telestra [TTRAF
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Watch the video to get Cramer’s perspective on Lloyd Blankfein and executive compensation and his full take on the next generation of “super-regional” banks.
Cramer's Charitable Trust owns Cisco
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