Banking & Finance

Donald Fair leads off government's case against financier Durham

June 11, 2012
Cory Schouten
The man whose father founded Ohio-based Fair Finance during the Great Depression led off the government's case on Monday against the Indianapolis men accused of looting the company and leaving its investors with $200 million in losses.
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Simon Property's revolving loan signals overseas deals

June 11, 2012
Bloomberg News
Simon Property Group Inc., the world’s largest real estate investment trust, has increased its firepower for potential global expansion with a $2 billion revolving line of credit in six currencies.
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Judge, attorneys in Durham trial look for jurors untainted by media reports

June 8, 2012
Cory Schouten
A federal judge and a handful of attorneys are selecting jurors who could determine the fate of indicted financier Tim Durham and his co-defendants. The jury-selection process, which began Friday morning, launched what's expected to be a three-week trial over alleged wire and securities fraud.
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Johnson County flood victims still reeling 4 years later

June 7, 2012
Associated Press
The devastating 2008 flood continues to have repercussions for victims. They are still paying off the tens of thousands of dollars they had to borrow in some cases to hang new drywall, lay down new carpeting and replace major appliances.
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MainSource Bank snags prime former Borders space

June 6, 2012
Cory Schouten
MainSource Bank plans to open its first Indianapolis branch in part of the former home of Borders at the southeast corner of Meridian and Washington streets downtown.
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Indiana hires Deloitte to assess $500M in mistakes

June 4, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana's state budget leaders picked international accounting firm Deloitte on Monday to determine the scope of an external audit looking at how the state lost track of more than $500 million in tax revenues.
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Dead fugitive from central Indiana defrauded hundreds

June 4, 2012
Associated Press
Oregon authorities say 62-year-old Phillip Ferguson died last week from a gunshot wound to the head soon after fleeing from two officers and an FBI agent. Ferguson vanished in 2000 after being accused of bilking more than 600 investors out of $30 million.
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Bank seeks to foreclose on local apartment complex

June 4, 2012
The owners of Arbor Green Apartments on the city's northeast side owe nearly $15.9 million on a 2008 loan, according to court documents.
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Indiana panel moves toward audit of $500M in mistakes

June 4, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana's state budget leaders on Monday are expected to take another step toward finding what caused more than $500 million in tax-revenue accounting errors, but a final answer is still a long way off.
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Durham lawyer wants lifestyle out of trialRestricted Content

June 2, 2012
Greg Andrews
Tim Durham’s attorney is hellbent on preventing prosecutors from fixating on the things that made the Indianapolis financier a staple of TV news and gossip columns—his fancy cars, waterfront mansion and other trappings of a lavish lifestyle. Durham's trial is set to begin on Friday.
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PNC economists think local recovery will take holdRestricted Content

June 2, 2012
Second-quarter forecast for Indianapolis is positive in spite of Lilly, small business concerns.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Stock-based pay builds wealth for Indiana execsRestricted Content

June 2, 2012
Greg Andrews
IBJ's annual review of proxy statements for Indiana public companies found senior executives' median compensation rose 14 percent in 2011. But that analysis uses the fair market value of stock and options awards on the date they were granted. If a company's stock price surges, executives can make out far better. (with searchable database)
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U.S. stock market plunges after dismal jobs report

June 1, 2012
Associated Press
A dismal U.S. jobs report and other evidence of a global economic slowdown clobbered U.S. stocks Friday.
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E&A buttered by $125M sale of Udi's to Smart Balance

June 1, 2012
Chris O'Malley
Indianapolis investment firm E&A Industries is cashing out of its majority stake in Udi’s Healthy Foods LLC by selling the Denver-based food company to margarine maker Smart Balance Inc. for $125 million.
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Really Cool Foods plant on auction block

June 1, 2012
Scott Olson
Really Cool Foods closed the 78,000-square-foot facility in November and is searching for a buyer to help repay creditors. One potential suitor is Sugar Creek Packing Co. of Ohio, which has offered $13 million, according to a bankruptcy filing.
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Simon Property reaches $2 billion credit arrangement

June 1, 2012
Associated Press
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc., the country's largest shopping mall operator, has a new $2 billion unsecured revolving line of credit.
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Fishers building owner seeks bankruptcy reorganization

May 30, 2012
Lantern Partners LLC owns the Freedom Mortgage Building once occupied by the failed Irwin Mortgage Corp. Lantern's largest creditor is owed nearly $11.4 million.
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Indiana official warns against new investment tool

May 30, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana's secretary of state is urging investors to thoroughly vet new online investment operations coming under a new federal law.
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Not-for-profit hoping to grow microloan program

May 26, 2012
Scott Olson
Small amounts of funding often ignored by larger banks.
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Lawsuit takes on debt-modification firmRestricted Content

May 26, 2012
Chris O'Malley
A lawsuit filed in Georgia against an Indianapolis firm that helps consumers settle debt is just one in a parade of complaints targeting the industry.
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Indiana struggling to distribute foreclosure aid fundsRestricted Content

May 26, 2012
The $182 million awarded to the state by the federal government was based on the unemployment rate, which is falling.
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BKD selects Dickman as managing partnerRestricted Content

May 26, 2012
The head of the national accounting firm's Indianapolis office will lead the entire company effective June 1.
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Pacers owner teams with Smulyan to buy Emmis stock

May 21, 2012
A partnership of Herb Simon and Jeff Smulyan filed plans to buy up to an additional 1 million shares of Emmis Communications Corp. at no more than $2 apiece.
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At 92, Danielson's banking career is still goingRestricted Content

May 19, 2012
Sam Stall
City Securities co-chairman still dispenses wisdom accumulated over a career touching on everything from baseball to folding doors.
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First Merchants has sights set on metro area growthRestricted Content

May 19, 2012
Scott Olson
Boone, Hancock counties on the Muncie-based bank's radar.
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