bank custom

The practice of marking cheques is a recognized banking custom in Singapore.

To date, cross-border banking mergers have been few in Europe, stymied by local regulations, banking customs, language and politics.

Wells Fargo, breaking with banking custom, has said that it will not use a pooling and will accept $400 million a year in good will charges if it succeeds in buying First Interstate.

The case, which also involves a civil fraud lawsuit by the bank against the couple, arose as a result of changing banking customs and financial practices in Chinese businesses in the United States, said Mr. Chou's lawyer, Richard Willstatter.