Fifth Third Bancorp gets the thumbs-down from Bradley Vander Ploeg at Raymond James and Gary Townsend at Friedman Billings Ramsey.

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"It comes down to the cost of the acquisition of Merrill and the risks associated with the deal, " said Gary Townsend at Hill-Townsend Capital.

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