TARP program makes money from Wisconsin banks
Banker News Clips for February 3, 2012
Executives with Wisconsin banks who believe they have been unfairly lumped into the federal "bailout" have new evidence to the contrary. A recent report shows that Wisconsin banks have paid back more than they received from the U.S. Treasury's...
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Foreclosure filings up 4.6% in January
Banker News Clips for February 2, 2012
January foreclosure filings in southeastern Wisconsin rose 4.6 percent from the same month a year ago, according to court records...
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Export-Import Bank financing increased 280 percent in Wisconsin in 2011
Banker News Clips for February 1, 2012
Wisconsin businesses sold more goods overseas in 2011 as a result of financing through the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Wisconsin ranked 18th among the states...
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Milwaukee-area home prices stable
Banker News Clips for January 31, 2012
According to the latest Fiserv Case-Shiller Indexes, the Milwaukee metro area sustained a 3.1 percent decline in home-sale prices for the year ending in the third quarter of 2011 and prices will remain flat through the third quarter of this year...
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Remitting IBRETA Funds
Legal Q&A, February 2012
Should Interest Bearing Real Estate Trust Account (IBRETA) funds be remitted to the Department of Administration?
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MA Asset verification bill finally sees light of day
WBA Executive Letter, January 31, 2012
On Friday, Jan. 27, Rep. Nerison (R-Westby), in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), introduced LRB 3665, allowing greater access to financial data of people applying for Medical Assistance (MA) programs in order...
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Economists predict moderate growth in 2012
Banker News Clips for January 30, 2012
"I recently heard someone use the phrase 'adapt to the unknown.' When you stop and think about that phrase I bet most of us in the room would believe we have been doing just that over the last few years," Rose Oswald Poels, President and CEO of...
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Wisconsin Banker
February 2012
Keeping a Lid on Credit Union Business Lending; Troubled Debt Restructurings; Banks are Open for Business; MBIS - Delivering Insurance Options for a Diverse Industry; Wisconsin Banker Goes to Washington
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NBC 15 News Segment: Saving Money on Valentine's Day
Banker News Clips for January 27, 2012
WBA's Jennifer Hein spoke with John Stofflet from NBC 15 on Wednesday, offering tips for consumers looking to save some money this Valentine's Day. Hein suggested couples...
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Discussion at Discovery World: State of Milwaukee's economy
Banker News Clips for January 26, 2012
Milwaukee's economy is much like its weather - changing by the minute - and our institutions have to be nimble enough to adapt to those changes. The panel featured experts including Rose Oswald Poels, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers...
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Compliance Journal
January 2012
Read “Special Focus" for time sensitive information on bankruptcy rule changes affecting mortgage lenders and services. Next, check "Judicial Spotlight" for a court case that affects guarantors' obligations to banks. Turn to, "Regulatory...
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Credit unions increased business loans
Banker News Clips for January 25, 2012
According to a report by the Wisconsin Credit Union League, Wisconsin credit unions have increased small business lending by more than 51 percent since 2007...
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MGIC reports narrowed loss
Banker News Clips for January 24, 2012
On Tuesday MGIC Investment Corp. said it narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter. The Milwaukee-based mortgage insurer posted a loss of $135.3 million, or 67 cents per share, compared with $186.7 million, or 93 cents, for the fourth quarter of 2010.
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Fox Valley small businesses feel the effects of the Great Recession credit crunch
Banker News Clips for January 23, 2012
According to data from the federal government, after the nation's financial sector nearly collapsed in 2008, bank lending to Fox Valley small businesses declined sharply as the local credit market essentially froze...
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WBA's Media Outreach
WBA Executive Letter, January 16, 2012
Last week WBA and local bankers spoke to the Eau Claire Leader Telegram editorial board about the impact of banks in Wisconsin as well as the regulatory burdens facing them. This was the third in a series of visits to editorial boards across the...
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