The South Financial Group (The South Financial Group) Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % : 2.86% (As of Jun. 2010)

The South Financial Group Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % Chart

The South Financial Group Annual Data
	Trend	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09
Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					3.29	3.22	3.12	3.14	2.97

The South Financial Group Quarterly Data
	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10
Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.01	2.94	3.07	2.91	2.86

Competitive Comparison of The South Financial Group's Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, The South Financial Group's Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

The South Financial Group's Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, The South Financial Group's Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % distribution charts can be found below:

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The South Financial Group Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % Calculation

Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % (NIM) is a measure of the difference between the interest income generated by banks or other financial institutions and the amount of interest paid out to their lenders (for example, deposits), relative to the amount of their interest-earning assets. It is usually calculated as a percentage of what the financial institution earns on loans in a time period and other assets minus the interest paid on borrowed funds divided by the average amount of the assets on which it earned income in that time period (the average earning assets).

The South Financial Group's annualized Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

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The South Financial Group's annualized Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

where

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: Interest Expense is the negative value.

In the calculation of annual Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) %, the Net Interest Income (for Banks) of the last fiscal year and the average earning assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Net Interest Income (for Banks) data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2010) net interest income data. Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % is displayed in the 30-year financial page for Banks.

The South Financial Group  (OTCPK:TSFGM.PFD) Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % Explanation

The negative value of Net Interest Margin (Bank Only) % mean the firm pays more interest for its debt than the interest revenue generated from its investment.

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