News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Savings and Loan Associations

N.C. S and Ls continue to profit - Au 21 86 7B
Savings and loans go public for capital reasons - Au 24 86 6D
S and L (Southeastern) to form banking division - Au 27 86 8B
Haig says N.J. thrift looking at N.C. - Se 23 86 4D
S and Ls to keep home financing as their foundation, officials say - Se 24 86 6B

Savings and Loan Associations

N.C. thrifts earn record $185 million profit in '86 - Ja 7 87 6B
N.C. thrifts' assets increase $1.45 billion - Ja 17 87 8B

Savings and Loan Associations

Officials say S and L crisis in Ohio not likely to be repeated in N.C. - Mr 19 85 1D
55 S and Ls, credit unions seek federal insurance - My 14 85 1
Editorial: Wise S and L move in N.C. - My 17 85 18A
S and Ls expected to change, but industry experts disagree on how - My 17 85 1D
N.C. quietly took action to prevent thrifts crisis - My 28 85 4C
S and L, bank groups won't appeal ruling - My 31 85 6C
N.C. S and Ls among most profitable - Jy 9 85 5D
Thrifts should weigh growth limit, professor says - De 26 85 19A

Savings and Loan Associations

S and Ls given tools fo economic survival in 1982 - Fe 13 83 37F
Savings and loans (bill to allow deposit of state and local funds) - Fe 19 83 8A
Two S and Ls in N. C. among 200 largest - Mr 31 83 7B
House enacts changes in laws regulating savings and loans - Ap 6 83 4C
S and Ls get breathing room - My 3 83 1D
N. C. S and L regulators chided on sale to out-of-state group - Se 13 83 7D

Savings and Loan Associations

S and Ls rely on rates to build from turning point of 1983 - Fe 12 84 26F
S and Ls to ask General Assembly to approve interstate expansion - My 12 84 1
Interstate banking, S and L bills make headway in state Senate - Jn 22 84 5B
Senators pass interstate banking bill; similar bill for thrifts clears
committee - Jn 23 84 1C
Savings and loans (interstate institutions; bill) - Jn 26 84 4C
Banker urges S and Ls, banks to end squabbling - Oc 10 84 8B
Changing of guard in thrift industry - No 20 84 1D
S and Ls want help from citizens to stop increase in robberies - De 13 84 16C

Savings and Loan Associations

State's S and Ls climbing out of hole; North Carolina thrifts expected to post gains in '91 after losses in '90 - Ja 7 92, 2D
S and L's takeover threatens deal; Kenan seeks to purchase Park 40 Plaza - Ja 8 92, 9C
N.C. banks eye assets of 2 struggling S and Ls - Ja 22 92, 9C
Agency seeks buyer before seizing (First American S and L) - Fe 1 92, 6C
Letters to Helms from S and L workers cite mismanagement by regulators - Fe 16 92, 7F
Stocks at N.C. S and Ls rise; Buyout rumors fuel jump in share prices - Jy 2 92, 6C
Study finds S and L cleanup hurt rural communities - Jy 8 92, 10C

Savings and Loan Associations

Large banks wary of S&L conversion - Ja 24 90 6C
Banks shifting strategy; Bad real estate loans spur tighter policies - Ja 28 90 1F
N.C. bank performance in 1989 (Chart) - Ja 28 90 3F
N.C. banks facing more challenges in '90 - Ja 28 90 3F
Out-of-state banks likely to enter N.C. by mergers - Ja 28 90 10K
Banks look for niche in the aisles (grocery store branches) - Fe 4 90 1F
Bank stocks lose faith of investors; Cautious N.C. banks tumble, too - Fe 13 90 1D
Lawmakers to discuss opening bank borders to allow for expansion - Mr 2 90 5C
Big bank leaders, deposit insurance chief to be at forum - Mr 4 90 2F
Banks use rates to vie for deposits - Mr 6 90 1D
Study panel considers bank expansion bill - Mr 29 90 5C
Lawyer (Gaeta) comes to aid of small banks, S&Ls - Ap 6 90 6C
Comparing N.C. banks, savings & loans (Chart) - Ap 24 90 3D
Minority buisnessmen, banks join for venture - My 24 90 6C
New bank (SouthTrust) planned for Raleigh - Jn 6 90 6C
Investors want to open Southern Pines bank (First Consumers Bank & Trust Co.) - Jy 19 90 5C
N.C. banks consider measures to offset increase in (FDIC) premiums - Au 15 90 7C
Good loans vs. bad ones - Au 26 90 1F
C&S/Sovran unlikely to target N.C. banks - Se 5 90 7C
Unity finds niche in small towns; New Rocky Mount bank gets rural focus in fallout of merger - Se 9 90 1F
North Carolina banks won't jump onto stock-underwriting bandwagon - Se 22 90 7C
Costlier loans, lower dividends loom; Depositors likely to bail out banks on insurance - Se 23 90 1F
Editorial: Handle banks with care - De 19 90 16A
Banks to put pinch on customers - De 20 90 1
First Union to help start private Polish bank - De 20 90 7C
Some banks are doing quite well, thank you; First Wachovia among the many that increasing their profits - De 25 90 1D

Savings and Loan Associations

N.C. bank performance in 1988 (Chart) - Ja 24 89 1D
N.C. banks prospered in '88; Officials foresee challenges in '89 - Ja 24 89 1D
Officials say fee could drive customers away - Ja 26 89 6B
NCNB delays plans for grocery-store banks - Ja 27 89 5B
N.C. banks, S&Ls say fee jitters haven't caused withdrawals - Ja 28 89 5B
Most N.C. banks, S&Ls expect robust profits - Ja 29 89 9J
State-chartered banks should grow in assets, profitability - Ja 29 89 10J
The bigger banks don't always have bigger profits - Ja 29 89 3I
First Citizens named the safest among nation's 150 largest banks - Fe 4 89 5B
New bank (New East) planned for Elizabeth City - Fe 4 89 5B
Banks, S&Ls leave blacks off boards - Fe 5 89 1I
Banks, S&Ls leave blacks off boards - Fe 5 89 1I
Banks offer higher interest rates for big deposits - Mr 5 89 1I
N.C. banks call for Assembly to lift restrictions on credit cards - Mr 31 89 1
Interest in banks heats up; Possible takeovers push stocks higher - Ap 25 89 1D
Service at Enterprise Bank strays from the norm - My 14 89 4I
New banks planned for Henderson and Louisburg (Franklin Nat'l and Vance Nat'l) - Jn 3 89 8B
Fees fuel earnings at 4 N.C. banks - Jy 15 89 8B
Banking difficult for poor; Minimum deposits, fees price many out of accounts - Jy 16 89 1
Checking account requirements (Chart) - Jy 16 89 12A
Editorial: Not banking on the poor - Jy 21 89 16A
N.C. banking stock shareholders average return of 15 percent (Chart) - Jy 23 89 3I
Taking consumers into account; Loans, services target individual - Se 5 89 1D
Biggest banks in Ga., Va. plan to merge - Se 27 89 6B
Merged bank likely to consider seeking presence in N.C. (Map) - Se 28 89 7B
N.C. banks have high loan growth, study says - Oc 17 89 1D

Savings and Loan Associations

N.C. S&Ls' deposits, assets grow - Fe 26 88 7B
Big investors respond to changing times - Mr 13 88 3I
State ranks 7th in S&L study - Jn 14 88 10D
R.I. company expands S&L holdings in state - Jy 2 88 5B
Troubled S&L near Charlotte draws personal visit from federal regulator - Au 17 88 6B
Savings and loan industry not in crisis - Au 18 88 21A
Tar Heel bankers scouting S&Ls - Au 28 88 6I
Industry finds success at home - Se 20 88 1D
Tar Heel S&Ls healthy because of conservatism - Se 20 88 1D
S&L bailouts, banking powers are two issues Rideout will face - Oc 4 88 10D
Tar Heel editors speak: Thrift industry is dreaming, but taxpayers get a nightmare - No 13 88 7D
Old Stone wants more of N.C. S&L industry (Chart) No 29 88 1D
State's savings and loans at odds; Prospects doubtful for law to let institutions join FDIC - De 6 88 1D
Most N.C. S&Ls free of ills plaguing those in other states - De 29 88 4A

Savings and Loan Associations

U.S. sells real estate across state; Seized-property profits to pay for S&L rescue - Ja 5 90 5C
Economists foresee smaller S&L industry - Ja 9 90 1D
Large banks wary of S&L conversion - Ja 24 90 6C
Regulations will shape S&Ls - Ja 28 90 11K
Editorial: At a snail's pace on S&Ls - Fe 1 90 18A
State regulator invites healthy S&Ls to alter charters, become credit unions - Fe 21 90 7C
Effects of S&L conversions debated - Fe 25 90 1F
Editorial: Not banking on the S&Ls - Fe 28 90 14A
Banking regulator says worst ahead from S&Ls - Mr 13 90 1D
Editorial: Dire forecast on S&Ls - Mr 19 90 6A
N.C. savings & loans lost $23 million in '89 (Chart) - Mr 27 90 1D
NCNB picks up the pieces of S&Ls; Charlotte bank hopes purchases will pay off - Ap 1 90 1F
Prestonwood land may sell - Ap 1 90 1F
Lawyer (Gaeta) comes to aid of small banks, S&Ls - Ap 6 90 6C
Comparing N.C. banks, savings & loans (Chart) - Ap 24 90 3D
S&Ls face tough choice: to convert or not to convert - Ap 24 90 1D
What S&L top executives say - Ap 24 90 1D
Peoples' official to scout S&Ls - My 12 90 8C
Safest savings and loans in the Triangle and Eastern North Carolina (Chart) - My 16 90 6C
Tar Heel S&Ls fare well, safe; 84 of 130 have twice the capital required - My 16 90 6C
Editorial: Black hole of the S&Ls - My 25 90 20A
Branching out in '80s turned costly for S&Ls - My 27 90 12A
Raleigh firms selected to review S&L assets - My 30 90 6C
Carrington faults role of Price in S&L failure - Jn 5 90 3B
Raleigh firm (Durham, Martin, Jenkins) bids for bailout business - Jn 19 90 1D
BB&T chairman says 5 S&Ls in state to fail - Jn 20 90 6C
Measure OK'd to help S&Ls switch to banks - Jy 7 90 3B
New state law has S&Ls in touch with banking panel - Jy 8 90 2F
Editorial: Toughening up on S&Ls - Jy 14 90 12A
Durham's S&Ls undergoing major change - Jy 22 90 4F
U.S. regulators seize S&L in Fayetteville - Jy 28 90 8C
Sharp eyes see profits in bailout; Tar Heels target assets of S&Ls - Jy 31 90 1D
Regulator predicts state's S&L industry will disappear; Bankers urged to allow thrifts to become banks - Au 23 90 7C
S&L's losses growing - Au 26 90 1F
Agents scour records of 7 Tar Heel S&Ls - Se 2 90 1F
Biggest losses checked for fraud in state involve 2 defunct S&Ls - Se 2 90 6F
Fraud behind a third of the S&L failures, director of FBI says - Se 25 90 2D
Ex-S&L regulator (Gray) assesses blame for crisis; Rocky Mount executive (Pitt) gets stinging rebuke - Oc 30 90 1D
Federal regulators seize Charlotte savings and loan - No 17 90 7C
S&Ls may recover part of Conner loss - De 4 90 1D

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