In the following video, two of The Motley Fool's financial analysts, Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson, each answer the question, "With so many investors shying away from the banking sector right now, which one bank would you invest in if you had to own it forever?"
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1 Bank Stock to Own Forever
NYSE: USB
U.S. Bancorp

While many investors are still sheepishly scared off of the banking sector, this is the one banking stock to buy and hold for the long term.
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