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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Banking Blog Posts
Small banks botched public relations, outsider charges
July 23, 2010
Comments(4)Bank reform wouldn’t have been so heavy-handed had small- and medium-sized banks gotten their act together, Mark Hills
says.
MoreWill Indy homeowners abandon their mortgages?
July 21, 2010
Comments(7)In other markets, homeowners who can afford their payments are making the ethical and financial calculus to hand the keys
back.
MoreNipping estate feuds in the bud
June 7, 2010
Comment(1)A lawyer says too many parents withhold information about estate from heirs and unwittingly set up the heirs for a battle.
MoreRegulators ripped in Irwin Financial postmortem
May 5, 2010
Comments(2)The Chicago Fed missed several chances to rein in explosive growth before the prominent bank failed. But the deeper question
is, what was Will Miller thinking?
MoreRanking the risk of Indy's biggest bank
April 28, 2010
Comment(1)JPMorgan Chase is in the middle of the worst, a New York University prof says.
MoreCity Securities chief likes Tea Party
March 30, 2010
Comments(10)You know times have changed when the head of Indianapolis’ main investment bank can identify with the Tea Party movement.
MoreGonzo BMW riders
March 9, 2010
Comment(1)The biker who nearly ran you into the ditch just might be your friendly investment banker.
MorePerils of non-family managers
February 25, 2010
Comments(0)A former Toyota exec blasts non-family managers for the company’s problems. Are some Indianapolis-area companies better-
or worse-off after families relinquished control?
MoreContorting bank regulators
February 17, 2010
Comments(0)A long-time bank observer says regulators are twisting into pretzels to avoid taking over Indiana institutions.
MoreBank slogan gets acid test
November 23, 2009
Comment(1)The banking crisis isn't the only reason to rethink the ubiquitous "We care" theme.
MoreAnother year of bank migration?
October 16, 2009
Comments(0)More than a year a year after the financial crisis began, businesses are still looking for new bank relationships.
MoreWill Miller's burden at Irwin Financial
September 16, 2009
Comments(9)Will Miller, the fifth generation to run Irwin Financial Corp., is in danger of being the scion at the helm as the family
business hits the wall.
MoreBank-branch boom skirts inner city
August 17, 2009
Comments(11)Itâ??s no secret banks are tossing up branches left and right. IBJ reported last month that banks consider
branches as billboards to lure new customers, even while bank transactions move online.
A new Associated Press analysis shows...
MoreLessons from a small bank
May 4, 2009
Comments(2)Sometimes one extreme sheds light on another extreme, and in a day when the nationâ??s financial system is
under the microscope for making all manner of rotten loans, the experience of tiny Kentland Federal Savings
& Loan Association might be...
MoreObama and executive salary caps
February 5, 2009
Comments(9)All things considered, there shouldnâ??t be a fuss about President Obamaâ??s plan to cap salaries of executives
in companies that receive federal bailouts.
Thatâ??s the take of Dan Dalton, an Indiana University specialist on corporate governance.
Dalton points out that...
MoreNearly free money on the way?
December 15, 2008
Comments(6)The Federal Reserve this week is expected to drop the rate at which banks loan money to each other below
1 percent. That means interest rates on loans for just about everything, from cars to housing, eventually
would fall further.
The...
MoreA tiny Indiana bank and the bailout
November 18, 2008
Comments(7)Newton County Loan & Savings bank couldnâ??t be more out of the way â?? or more relevant in this day
of
government bailouts.
The thrift is in Goodland, a burg between Lafayette and Chicago, and has all of $7.3 million in...
MoreOdd behavior at Old National
April 8, 2008
Comments(2)Lots of big news is swirling in banking circles these days, including what might become of financially challenged
National City Bank.
But a small piece of unusual news that unfolded yesterday is generating about as much talk locally.
Old National...
MoreWho will win the banking wars?
February 4, 2008
Comment(1)Itâ??s no secret that banks are in upheaval thanks to the subprime mortgage crisis and the domino affect
mess
itâ??s creating.
In an IBJ story over the weekend, reporter Cory Schouten discusses the local grab for market share, as...
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.