Forbes - Loan growth of $1.0 billion. -- Increased credit costs ... principally at Zions Bank, Amegy Bank of Texas, and Vectra Bank Colorado. Deposits ... the Company conducts its operations; changes in interest rates; continuing consolidation ...

Behind Subprime Woes, A Cascade of Bad Bets
Wall Street Journal - Three years ago, Colorado truck driver Roger Rodriguez was in the market for a new mortgage loan. With radio and Internet ads trumpeting easy approvals, he ... Rodriguez decided he could use some money for debt consolidation. He turned to a company ...