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HCBK and WFC: Two Bank Stock Recommendations

June 30, 2009
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HCBK and WFC: Two Bank Stock Recommendations

Have all banks run amok? Not quite. I’ve gone out on a limb lately and recommended a couple of banks in the advisory I edit, Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter. Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) owns and operates 127 savings bank branches in northern New Jersey and New York City. The bank specializes in writing jumbo mortgages in the more affluent counties of New York and New Jersey. High loan standards and the avoidance of the sub-prime market have led to Hudson City’s strong balance sheet and low mortgage defaults. Flash Player 9 or higher is required to view the...

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