One such company is First Bancorp Inc ( NASD: FNLC), which saw buying by Director David B.

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"I always thought he was taking copious notes, " says Mr. Moore, now chief executive of First Bancorp in Troy, N.

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First Bancorp Inc shares are currently trading -3.28% on the day.

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McGratty sees First Midwest Bancorp and MB Financial among those that could be actively acquiring in the short-term, and ultimately growing into a target for larger banks.

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U.S. Bancorp (USB) reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

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And First Marblehead just signed up new customers: U.S. Bancorp and Zions Bank.

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Among the largest underlying components of KBE, in trading today East West Bancorp, Inc ( NASD: EWBC) is up about 0.2%, First Horizon National Corp ( NYSE: FHN) is off about 0.8%, and SunTrust Banks, Inc. ( NYSE: STI) is up by about 0.3%.

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