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StanCorp Financial Group Inc.’s ( SFG ) third quarter earnings of $1.21 per share were just a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 per share. The company had earned $1.46 per share in the year-ago quarter. High unemployment rate and rising joblessness continue to impact the company’s earnings. Quarterly results reflect higher-than-expected claims activity and reduced premiums in the group insurance business. However, the company benefited from the expense reduction initiatives

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SunTrust Bank ( STI ) posted a loss of $377.1 million or 76 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of 63 cents per share. This was compared to a net income of $304.4 million or 87 cents per share in the third quarter of 2008. The decline in earnings was attributable to the $390.8 million after-tax increase in the provision for loan losses and a $292.8 million after-tax increase in valuation losses associated with the fair value of SunTrust’s public debt. Net loss for th

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US Bancorp ( USB ) has reported third quarter earnings of $603 million or 30 cents per share. Results were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 26 cents, and reflected higher revenue and an increase in fee income. However, credit losses and nonperforming assets continued to trend higher in the quarter, reflecting continued stress in the commercial, commercial real estate, residential real estate and consumer loan portfolios. We note that the rate of deterioration has somewhat moderated in

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