The market value of the nation's 100 largest banks edged up a scant 0.77% during the second quarter, in sharp contrast to the breakneck growth rate of previous quarters. Page 26
WASHINGTON
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Alfonse M. D'Amato vowed that he would get his legislation banning ATM surcharges enacted this year by any means necessary. Page 2
COMMUNITY
Great American Federal Savings and Loan Association of Pittsburgh is getting out of the data processing business. Page 7
MORTGAGES
Prepayments continued to bedevil real estate investment trusts as Thornburg reported a 46% drop in earnings. Page 9
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
A Massachusetts bank is trying to cut the rope on an internal tug-of-war over investment customers by dismantling its full-service brokerage and melding some of its functions with the trust department. Page 10
CARDS
Wells Fargo is trying to sell nearly a quarter of its $4.4 billion credit card portfolio, but few takers have come forward, say sources familiar with the bidding process. Page 13
DIGITAL FRONTIERS
ON-LINE BANKING: With nearly 9,000 U.S. banks not yet wired to the Internet, the market for Internet banking software is heating up. Page 14
Throwing its weight into another potentially significant realm of electronic commerce, Microsoft unveiled its homebuying Web site, HomeAdvisor. Page 14
CORPORATE FINANCE
A prominent First Chicago NBD executive has been tapped to lead commercial banking products after the merger with Banc One. Page 24
MARKETS
Shares of Commerce Bancorp, Cherry Hill, N.J., spotlighted the fickleness of the stock market, by failing to ignite despite a glowing evaluation by a major investment firm. Back page