Banking & Finance

Bank seeks $2M from estate of London Witte Group founder

February 24, 2012
Scott Olson
The estate of Richard J. Salewicz, who died in 2010, is named in the foreclosure suit that also targets Tyson Corp., the company he owned on the southwest side of Indianapolis. Local accounting firm London Witte is not part of the court action.
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Soaring revenue at Angie's List impresses analysts

February 23, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based Angie's List beat analysts’ revenue expectations in its first quarter as a public company, seeing results from a marketing campaign that drove up expenses.
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Angie's List posts smaller loss on higher revenue

February 22, 2012
The Indianapolis-based company posted a loss of $5.9 million in the fourth quarter on revenue of $27.9 million.
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CNO Financial profits beat analysts' predictions

February 22, 2012
J.K. Wall
Excluding investment gains and one-time charges, CNO’s operations generated $60.1 million, or 22 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, up 16 percent from the same period last year.
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Nuts-and-bolts distributor's sale leaves suppliers empty-handed

February 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The purchaser, The Whitesell Group of Companies, bought the assets but not the liabilities, including $5 million owed to various unsecured creditors.
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Wiretaps suggest Durham tried to sugarcoat Fair's woesRestricted Content

February 18, 2012
Greg Andrews
Transcripts of phone conversations capture Fair Finance CEO Tim Durham discussing ways to recast company financials to mitigate Ohio securities regulators’ concerns about massive insider loans.
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Tax credits spur city apartment constructionRestricted Content

February 18, 2012
Scott Olson
Increase in federal funding helps developers finance projects that include mixed-income rental housing.
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Foreclosure activity edges higher in January

February 16, 2012
Associated Press
Banks took back more U.S. homes in January than in the previous month, the latest sign that foreclosures are accelerating after slowing sharply last year. Foreclosures were up 69 percent in Indiana compared to January 2011.
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Foreclosure sought for downtown's Century Building

February 15, 2012
Scott Olson
The lender claims owner Blue Real Estate defaulted on an $8.5 million loan on the historic building after failing to make payments beginning in July 2011.
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More Fair suits target Durham family members

February 14, 2012
Scott Olson
Those named in the latest lawsuits include Tim Durham's ex-wife, Joan SerVaas; B.J. Durham, SerVaas' biological son who was adopted by Durham; and the financier's sister, Courtney Durham.
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First Merchants shuns management from failed SCB Bank

February 13, 2012
Scott Olson
Muncie-based First Merchants Bank, which on Friday acquired significant loans and deposits held by SCB Bank in Shelbyville, declined to bring the failed bank's CEO into the new ownership.
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Feds take over SCB Bank in Shelbyville

February 11, 2012
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Muncie-based First Merchants Bank will assume the deposits and some of the loans of SCB, the third Hoosier bank to fail since the banking crisis began three years ago.
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Councilor seeks review of city's TIF-district strategyRestricted Content

February 11, 2012
Cory Schouten
Brian Mahern, a Democrat on the City-County Council, plans to propose a study commission to examine the effectiveness of TIF districts, how property tax caps will affect them, and ways to increase transparency for the complicated financing vehicles.
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Disappointing quarter puts WellPoint brass on hot seatRestricted Content

February 11, 2012
Greg Andrews
Analysts say the company has struggled to generate the consistent earnings that rivals have, in part because of mispricing of its Medicare Advantage senior coverage.
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Republic shareholders cheer plans to shed FrontierRestricted Content

February 11, 2012
 IBJ Staff
A $120 million restructuring that included job cuts and cost reductions has returned Frontier Airlines to profit, allowing Republic to move ahead with the separation.
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Merger to give northwest Indiana bank local foothold

February 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Horizon Bancorp of Michigan City announced Friday that it has agreed to acquire Heartland Community Bank of Franklin for about $14 million, or $9.72 per share.
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13K Indiana foreclosure victims to get $2K checks

February 9, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana homeowners will receive about $43 million in refinanced loans while other borrowers will get $30 million worth of loan-term modifications and other relief as part of a $25 billion nationwide settlement with the country's biggest mortgage lenders.
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Trustee seeks $1B from Fair Finance's lenders

February 8, 2012
Greg Andrews
Fair Finance Co.’s bankruptcy trustee finally has found some deep pockets to go after in his quest to recover money for the small-time Ohio investors who lost more than $200 million when the Tim Durham-led company failed two years ago.
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Latest Fair suits target Kato Kaelin, playmate, many others

February 7, 2012
Scott Olson
A former Playboy playmate, a well-known rapper and local businessmen are among the defendants in a barrage of lawsuits filed by a bankruptcy trustee trying to collect funds for investors of Fair Finance Co., the defunct Ohio firm led by Tim Durham.
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Health care VC hits new Indiana low in 2011

February 6, 2012
J.K. Wall
Indiana companies landed just $14.1 million in venture funding last year, the lowest amount of capital flowing to  the state’s health care sector since BioEnterprises began tracking such deals in 2005.
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Mini Thin maker agrees to $1M bankruptcy settlementRestricted Content

February 4, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Carmel resident Richard Deer, who built a business around Mini Thin dietary supplements, has agreed to pay $1 million in his company’s bankruptcy case.
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Sale of storied bank reflects industry's difficult timesRestricted Content

February 4, 2012
Greg Andrews
John Keach Jr., the third generation of his family to lead Indiana Bank & Trust, looked into the future and wondered how—given the lackluster economy and increasing costs for everything from employee benefits to regulatory compliance—it would generate robust earnings growth.
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Few in Indiana using state fund to avoid foreclosure

January 30, 2012
Associated Press
A state program created to help Indiana residents avoid foreclosure by providing them with 10-year loans is seeing few takers even though the state's foreclosure rate is among the highest in the nation.
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Should Indiana phase out inheritance tax?Restricted Content

January 28, 2012
Supporters of new legislation say the wealthy shouldn't have to leave the state to avoid the tax.
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WALKER: A watershed 401(k) deadline is hurtling our way

January 28, 2012
Brent Walker / Special to IBJ
Plan sponsors will face both higher expectations and legal responsibilities.
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