Journals By Industry - Commercial Credit Insurance

HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...

Uderstanding the developing trends in any market segment is critical to having a successful year. 2012 promises many changes in the insurance industry, but particularly in the environmental segment. Events are finally moving...

HEADNOTE The seventh annual Community Bankers Symposium, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was held...

Proponents of a new town center in Old Mandeville say it will spur more commercial and residential development in the city's historic core. The Mandeville Planning Commission approved the project near the Tammany...

Steven P. Block Partner Futterman, Lanza & Block An attorney and a certified public accountant, Block advises clients on all aspects of estate and elder law planning. In 2011, he merged his practice...

HEALTH CARE Demetrios Kadenas joined Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead in the newly created position of chief development officer. Kadenas most recently spent five years as a consultant and executive director with...

Venture capital financing in San Diego is alive and well, though nothing like the heady days of the dot-com boom. For the 11 firms represented on the San Diego Business Journal's Venture Capital...

Section 45D.-New Markets Tax Credit 26 CFR 1.45D-I: New markets tax credit. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Part 1 Targeted Populations Under Section 45D(e)(2) AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury....

U.S. Bancorp, the Minneapolis-based bank that has been growing in San Diego for much of the past decade, recently hired Steve Stuckey as its market president. Given the bank's recent performance--net income for...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Republic Bancorp, Inc. is pleased to announce its fourth consecutive year of increased earnings by completing 2011 with net income of $94.1 million, a $29.4 million, or 45%, increase over...

Other specific highlights compared with 2011 Third Quarter: * 3.38% net interest margin, up 4 basis points * 14% annualized growth in average core deposits * 2% annualized growth in average total loans,...

Strong Capital Generation With Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio at 9.86 Percent Global Excess Liquidity Sources Remain Strong at $378 Billion, up $42 Billion in 2011 Investment Bank Maintained No. 2 Global Ranking...

John Hamel, Head of Roth's Financial Institutions Group, to Serve as Featured Speaker On Current Banking and M&A Trends NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- ROTH Capital Partners (ROTH), www.roth.com, a full service investment bank...

U.S. Treasuries Expected to Remain Volatile; Corporate and High Yield Issues Continue to Be An Attractive Option Due to Business Climate SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of the West's Wealth Management Group today released...

* Net income of $81.7 million for 2011, compared to $62.9 million for 2010. This represents an increase of $18.8 million, or 29.87%. Diluted earnings per common share were $0.77. * 4(th) Quarter...

TYSONS CORNER, Va. -- Cardinal Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CFNL) (the "Company") today announced earnings of $28.0 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for year ended December 31, 2011. This is a 51.8% increase...

WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- Amphenol Corporation (NYSE-APH) reported today fourth quarter 2011 diluted earnings per share of $.69 compared to $.74 per share for the comparable 2010 period. Such per share amount for the...

2011 Loan Originations Up 19 Percent, Operating Expenses Down NEWARK, Del. -- Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financial results highlighting increased student loan originations, lower...

Declares Quarterly Distribution of $1.16 Per Unit HOUSTON -- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today declared a quarterly cash distribution per common unit of $1.16 ($4.64 annualized) payable on Feb. 14,...