Article: CEO: Run on Abacus Almost a Blessing.

For a man whose thrift lost 13% of its deposits in a four-day run, Thomas Sung sounds surprisingly upbeat.

After all, his Abacus Federal Savings Bank is still standing, he points out.

Last week it looked like another picture was developing. Panicked depositors of the $282 million-asset New York thrift, which caters to Chinese-Americans, withdrew approximately $30 million from three branches. There were rumors that Abacus was on the brink of failing, despite reassurances from executives and regulators that it was safe and sound.

Several newspapers ran photos of long lines and police guards -- publicity, combined with the loss of liquidity, that ...

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