The other side of sweet ratings By Yemi Kolapo (yemlakol@yahoo.com)

Before the banking sector consolidation created a level playing ground for operators in terms of capital base, the messy aspect of banking business was shielded from public scrutiny with some sick banks playing the heroes to unsuspecting bank customers. The banking profession was seen as the ultimate in an economy stacked with non-performing sectors that could barely afford to assure those on their payrolls of regular meals, even though oil sector pay packs were more enticing.To read the complete article, subscribe to www.punchng.com