more banks failed when stock up up up

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First National Bank of Anthony, Anthony, KS          4614          June 19, 2009           June 19, 2009
Cooperative Bank, Wilmington, NC         27837         June 19, 2009         June 19, 2009
Southern Community Bank, Fayetteville, GA         35251         June 19, 2009         June 19, 2009



Bank of Lincolnwood, Lincolnwood, IL         17309         June 5, 2009         June 12, 2009
Citizens National Bank, Macomb, IL         5757         May 22, 2009         June 1, 2009
Strategic Capital Bank, Champaign, IL         35175         May 22, 2009         June 1, 2009
BankUnited, FSB, Coral Gables, FL         32247         May 21, 2009         June 8, 2009
Westsound Bank, Bremerton, WA         34843         May 8, 2009         May 12, 2009
America West Bank, Layton, UT         35461         May 1, 2009         May 18, 2009
Citizens Community Bank, Ridgewood, NJ         57563         May 1, 2009         May 7, 2009
Silverton Bank, N.A., Atlanta, GA         26535         May 1, 2009         May 7, 2009
First Bank of Idaho, Ketchum, ID         34396         April 24, 2009         May 18, 2009
First Bank of Beverly Hills, Calabasas, CA         32069         April 24, 2009         May 18, 2009
Michigan Heritage Bank, Farmington Hills, MI         34369         April 24, 2009         May 7, 2009
American Southern Bank, Kennesaw, GA         57943         April 24, 2009         May 7, 2009
Great Basin Bank of Nevada, Elko, NV         33824         April 17, 2009         May 18, 2009
American Sterling Bank, Sugar Creek, MO         8266         April 17, 2009         May 7, 2009
New Frontier Bank, Greeley, CO         34881         April 10, 2009         May 7, 2009
Cape Fear Bank, Wilmington, NC         34639         April 10, 2009         May 7, 2009
Omni National Bank, Atlanta, GA         22238         March 27, 2009         May 7, 2009
TeamBank, National Association, Paola, KS         4754         March 20, 2009         May 7, 2009
Colorado National Bank, Colorado Springs, CO         18896         March 20, 2009         May 7, 2009
FirstCity Bank, Stockbridge, GA         18243         March 20, 2009         May 7, 2009
Freedom Bank of Georgia, Commerce, GA         57558         March 6, 2009         May 7, 2009
Security Savings Bank, Henderson, NV         34820         February 27, 2009         May 7, 2009
Heritage Community Bank, Glenwood, IL         20078         February 27, 2009         May 7, 2009
Silver Falls Bank, Silverton, OR         35399         February 20, 2009         May 7, 2009
Pinnacle Bank of Oregon, Beaverton, OR         57342         February 13, 2009         May 7, 2009
Corn Belt Bank and Trust Company, Pittsfield, IL         16500         February 13, 2009         May 7, 2009
Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast, Cape Coral, FL         34563         February 13, 2009         May 7, 2009
Sherman County Bank, Loup City, NE         5431         February 13, 2009         May 7, 2009
County Bank, Merced, CA         22574         February 6, 2009         May 7, 2009
Alliance Bank, Culver City, CA         23124         February 6, 2009         May 7, 2009
FirstBank Financial Services, McDonough, GA         57017         February 6, 2009         May 7, 2009
Ocala National Bank, Ocala, FL         26538         January 30, 2009         May 7, 2009
Suburban Federal Savings Bank, Crofton, MD         30763         January 30, 2009         May 7, 2009
MagnetBank, Salt Lake City, UT         58001         January 30, 2009         May 7, 2009
1st Centennial Bank, Redlands, CA         33025         January 23, 2009         May 1, 2009
Bank of Clark County, Vancouver, WA         34959         January 16, 2009         April 24, 2009
National Bank of Commerce, Berkeley, IL         19733         January 16, 2009         April 24, 2009
Sanderson State Bank, Sanderson, TX
En Español         11568         December 12, 2008         April 24, 2009
Haven Trust Bank, Duluth, GA         35379         December 12, 2008         May 28, 2009
First Georgia Community Bank, Jackson, GA         34301         December 5, 2008         April 24, 2009
PFF Bank and Trust, Pomona, CA         28344         November 21, 2008         April 24, 2009
Downey Savings and Loan, Newport Beach, CA         30968         November 21, 2008         April 24, 2009
The Community Bank, Loganville, GA         16490         November 21, 2008         April 24, 2009
Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, CA         23595         November 7, 2008         May 28, 2009
Franklin Bank, SSB, Houston, TX         26870         November 7, 2008         June 11, 2009
Freedom Bank, Bradenton, FL         57930         October 31, 2008         April 24, 2009
Alpha Bank & Trust, Alpharetta, GA         58241         October 24, 2008         April 28, 2009
Meridian Bank, Eldred, IL         13789         October 10, 2008         April 24, 2009
Main Street Bank, Northville, MI         57654         October 10, 2008         April 24, 2009
Washington Mutual Bank, Henderson, NV and Washington Mutual Bank FSB, Park City, UT         32633         September 25, 2008         April 24, 2009
Ameribank, Northfork, WV         6782         September 19, 2008         April 24, 2009
Silver State Bank, Henderson, NV
En Español         34194         September 5, 2008         April 28, 2009
Integrity Bank, Alpharetta, GA         35469         August 29, 2008         April 24, 2009
The Columbian Bank and Trust, Topeka, KS         22728         August 22, 2008         April 24, 2009
First Priority Bank, Bradenton, FL         57523         August 1, 2008         April 24, 2009
First Heritage Bank, NA, Newport Beach, CA         57961         July 25, 2008         April 24, 2009
First National Bank of Nevada, Reno, NV         27011         July 25, 2008         April 24, 2009
IndyMac Bank, Pasadena, CA         29730         July 11, 2008         June 1, 2009
First Integrity Bank, NA, Staples, MN         12736         May 30, 2008         April 24, 2009
ANB Financial, NA, Bentonville, AR         33901         May 9, 2008         April 24, 2009
Hume Bank, Hume, MO         1971         March 7, 2008         April 24, 2009
Douglass National Bank, Kansas City, MO         24660         January 25, 2008         April 24, 2009
Miami Valley Bank, Lakeview, OH         16848         October 4, 2007         April 24, 2009
NetBank, Alpharetta, GA         32575         September 28, 2007         April 24, 2009
Metropolitan Savings Bank, Pittsburgh, PA         35353         February 2, 2007         April 24, 2009

dividend_growth

Bank failures alone don't cause bear markets.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, 700+ banks failed, but DJIA went up 50% and Nasdaq almost doubled in the same period.

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