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> Background:
> Wachovia Corporation (Wachovia) is a financial holding company and a
> bank holding company. It provides commercial and retail banking, and
> trust services through full-service banking offices in Alabama,
> Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
> Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey,
> New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,
> Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C. It also provides various other
> financial services, including mortgage banking, investment banking,
> investment advisory, home equity lending, asset-based lending,
> leasing, insurance, international and securities brokerage services,
> through other subsidiaries. The Company’s retail securities brokerage
> business is conducted through Wachovia Securities, LLC, and operates
> in 49 states. In October 2007, Wachovia completed the acquisition of
> A.G. Edwards, Inc. In February 2007, the Company acquired a majority
> interest in European Credit Management Ltd.