Banks & Financials Sector: 7-Day News Cycle Review

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May 12, 2010 (FinancialWire, The Small Cap News Leader) -- The last seven days' banking industry and financial sector related news included Mavrix Evans Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBN), Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC), Chemical Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHFC), Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. (AMEX: SAL), and Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRBK), the WisdomTree International Financial Sector Fund (NYSE: DOO), the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF), the iShares S&P Global Financials Sector Index Fund (NYSE: IXG), the Rydex S&P Equal Weight Financials ETF (NYSE: RYF), the First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund (NYSE: FXO) and the PowerShares Dynamic Financials Sector Portfolio (NYSE: PFI).

Here are a few headlines (To see these and numerous other banking industry and financial sector articles go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=bnkngnknb):

Young Named Risk Chief At Republic First

Jack Henry Declares 9.5 Cent Dividend

Jacksonville, Atlantic To Merge

Drazka To Head Investment Banking At Hudson Securities

Shearer, Meyer On Board Of Chemical Financial

SoundBit Unveils Real-time Fraud Resolution Solution

Heritage Bank Gives Used Vans To YMCA, Food Kitchen

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