The Critical Thing You're Overlooking at These Banks

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Bank of America , Bank of Internet , and M&T Bank are all banks. That's basically where the similarities end. Every bank holds different assets than their competitors, relies on different revenue streams, and also has different funding sources. This last point is often overlooked by investors.

In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson take a deep look at the liabilities side of bank balance sheets and highlight the vast differences investors can find at various banks.

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