The lender needs to top up its capital levels, but with larger Chinese banks in the same situation, it could find itself well down the pecking order if left to raise funds on the stock market.

投资者需要提高它的资本，但是，同样的情况，和国内大银行一样，如果把资金交给证券市场去集资，它可以按照支配顺序很好地走下去。

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Bank of America was a lead lender to the REIT in 26 of the 39 stock offerings it led, according to analysis of data provided by Dealogic and SNL Financial.

Dealogic和SNL Financial提供的数据分析显示，在39起美国银行牵头的发股交易中，美国银行是其中26家REIT的主要贷款方。

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Fifth Third Bancorp dropped 2.7 percent to $14.22. Ohio’s largest lender announced plans to sell $1.7 billion in stock to repay the U.S. Treasury Department’s bailout fund.

美国五三银行（Fifth Third Bancorp）股价下跌2.7%，至14.22美元，这家俄亥俄州最大的银行计划出售价值高达17亿美元的股票，用来偿还美国财政部的救援资金。

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Pre-borrowing is a much firmer commitment and eliminates the probability that a stock lender will lend out the same shares to several different traders.

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Bank of America profited from a big options bet it made on an alcohol-company stock days before the beverage maker announced an acquisition in which the bank was the lead lender.

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