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Five Bank Stocks Worth Watching

Many bank stocks have been whacked because of their exposure to the subprime mortgage mess. Among the carnage are some great names in banking that will ride out the downside and will eventually emerge as great buys.

Meanwhile, many well-known bank stocks offer attractive dividend yields because of the drop in their share prices. Here are five stocks that are excellent candidates for a long-term dividend reinvestment portfolio.

Five Bank Stocks to Watch
Company and Web Site	Stock Symbol	Dividend Yield	Bank Type and Location
Barclays	BCS	7.20%	Money Center - London
Citigroup	C	6.40%	Money Center - U.S.
KeyCorp	KEY	5.50%	Money Center - U.S.
Regions Financial	RF	6.00%	Regional - South & Midwest
US Bancorp	USB	5.10%	Regional - Midwest
NOTE: Dividend yields are from finance.yahoo.com as of November 14, 2007.

These stocks are on the price downside, and they could decline more, but they are worth watching.

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Posted November 15, 2007.