Subject: Short Restrictions... Omissions...

September 19, 2008

Dear Sir/Madam,

It would seem to me that COF, MTB, and FITB should have been listed among the stocks where short selling is temporarily restricted.

Regards,
Kevin J. St. Pierre
Vice President, Senior Analyst - Mid-Cap Banks
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC
A subsidiary of AllianceBernstein L.P.