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<text id=91TT1896>
<title>
Aug. 26, 1991: Business Notes:Banks
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Aug. 26, 1991 Science Under Siege
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 42
Business Notes
BANKS
Looking for Security
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<p> Amid the sudden-death dealmaking of the past decade, the world
of banking seemed like an island of restraint. But recently the
industry has come down with a case of can-you-top-this fever. The
latest combination is the largest in banking history, the merger
of San Francisco-based BankAmerica with its smaller Los Angeles
rival, Security Pacific. With $193 billion in assets, the enlarged
BankAmerica will rank a close second to New York's Citicorp among
U.S. banks.
</p>
<p> The merger could eventually reap savings of $1 billion
annually for the two institutions as they combine functions and
reduce overhead. This may mean layoffs of up to 10,000 workers,
or 11% of the work force, as excess branches and departments
are closed. But the merger with the revitalized BankAmerica was a
necessary maneuver for CEO Robert Smith's troubled Security
Pacific, which has been weakened by bad real estate loans.
BankAmerica will now be a force in 10 Western states, and is
reportedly considering a bid for New England's Shawmut National
as well.
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</body></article>
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