But it now seems that the central bank responded too gingerly.

The Japanese central bank responded by lending $17 billion.

According to the court document, the other bank responded, "don't think so, madoff is not very popular here either."

Even if the bank never responds to your courteous letters, you must let the money sit there.

How do banks respond when the need for these important protections are cited?

And how will the banks actually respond when economic conditions improve?

The central banks have responded to the crisis by keeping interest rates close to zero.

Far too little was done during the process of rescuing the banks to respond to this predictable development.

Some banks have responded by offering more brokerage services to their customers.

Large banks across the country responded by reducing their prime rate.