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This Website contains statements of Sovereign's strategies, plans and objectives, estimates of future operating results for Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. as well as estimates of financial condition, operating efficiencies, revenue creation and shareholder value.
These statements and estimates constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) which involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements.
Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions; changes in interest rates; inflation; deposit flows; loan demand; real estate values; competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; technological changes; changes in consumer spending and saving habits; unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings; changes in asset quality; employee retention; reserve adequacy; changes in legislation or regulation or policy or the application thereof; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services. |
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