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Spate of banking mergers may be just the beginning
May 18, 2013
Greg AndrewsFirst Merchants Corp. CEO Michael Rechin thinks a wave of bank mergers is coming—driven by financial institutions’
quest to increase profits in an environment where super-low interest rates continue to squeeze margins.
MoreFirst Merchants' deal to make it state's second-biggest bank
May 13, 2013
Greg AndrewsThe acquisition of CFS Bancorp Inc. will increase First Merchants' assets to $5.4 billion and leave it with nearly 100
offices.
MoreFARRA: Don't expect big dividends from banks anytime soon
May 11, 2013
George Farra / Special to IBJBanks will not return to their status as reliable sources of shareholder dividends for three years or longer.
MoreRuling keeps church ensnared in life insurance nightmare
May 11, 2013
Greg AndrewsA federal bankruptcy judge has slapped down an Anderson church that attempted to blame its bank for a failed scheme to finance
church upgrades by buying life insurance policies on its elderly members.
MoreMerchants, Citizens Bank to merge
May 9, 2013
Chris O'MalleyShareholders in Carmel-based Merchants will receive stock that was valued at $98.3 million before the announcement of the
deal caused a huge spike.
MoreBanks scale back real estate needs as transactions shift online
April 23, 2013
Scott OlsonAfter zooming higher in the last decade, the number of bank branches in Indiana slipped to 2,056 in 2011, the lowest level
since 2006.
MoreFirst Internet earnings surge on commercial loan growth
April 19, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis-based bank's commercial loan portfolio grew to $109.1 million, a rise of 62 percent compared with the first
quarter of 2012. Commercial real estate loans rose 46 percent.
MoreBank of Indiana parent files Chapter 11, to sell branches
April 10, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe bankruptcy of Bank of Indiana's parent and the planned sale of its branches bring to a close management's quest
to turn around an institution that was buffeted by borrower defaults during the financial crisis.
MoreBank foreclosing on former charter school property
February 25, 2013
Old National Bank is suing the operator of charter school that closed last summer in Indianapolis, claiming it failed to pay
off the $1.8 million balance on its mortgage.
MoreUPDATE: First Internet slips 2.5 percent in debut on NASDAQ
February 22, 2013
Shares of the Indianapolis-based bank finished their first day on the NASDAQ exchange at $28.50, a 75-cent drop from their
opening price. The stock had been listed on the thinly traded over-the-counter market.
MoreFirst Internet plans 48 jobs in $4.3M Fishers office
February 19, 2013
Scott OlsonThe $4.3 million expansion will go toward purchasing and refurbishing a building near Interstate 69 and 116th Street that
formerly housed the St. Vincent Health medical center.
MoreOld National's earnings highest since 2002
January 28, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinOld National Bancorp's earnings rose 26 percent in 2012, to $91.7 million, its greatest since 2002, the Evansville-based
company announced Monday morning.
MoreOld National buying 24 branches from Bank of America
January 9, 2013
Bloomberg NewsBank of America Corp. plans to sell 24 branches in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan with about $779 million in deposits
to Old National Bancorp.
MoreU.S. banks to pay $8.5B in mortgage settlement
January 8, 2013
Associated PressHundreds of thousands of Americans stand to benefit from the latest mortgage-abuse settlement, but consumer advocates say
U.S. banks may be getting the best of the deal.
MorePROXY CORNER: Horizon Bancorp
January 5, 2013
IBJ StaffHorizon Bancorp, 515 Franklin Square, Michigan City, Ind. 46360, operates as Horizon Bank and Heartland Community Bank.
MoreDeveloper loses fraud appeal
December 28, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Christopher White's 2009 conviction, resulting from a $500,000 bad check he wrote as
he tried to save his real estate development firm.
MoreWomen’s physician building targeted for foreclosure
December 21, 2012
A lawsuit from the lender claims that Women's Physician Group still owes $8.7 million on a $9 million loan it received for
a northwest-side building.
MoreIndiana SBA lending drops in 2012, but still exceeds 2010
December 8, 2012
Indiana businesses borrowed $424.7 million through U.S. Small Business Administration programs in 2012, an 18-percent decline
from 2011, latest SBA statistics show.
MoreFirst Internet Bancorp seeking to list on NASDAQ
December 5, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based company said it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to make the move from the over-the-counter
board to the more active NASDAQ exchange.
MoreChurch's fate in judge's hands after insurance scheme sours
November 28, 2012
Cory SchoutenA federal judge will determine whether an Anderson church can exit bankruptcy with a lighter debt load, over objections from
its bank lender, after a church scheme to profit by selling life insurance on its elderly members failed.
MoreState going after underwriter of $5M Estridge offering
October 20, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe regulatory action is an outgrowth of a falling-out between Indiana Securities owner Frank Neese and Bank of Indiana, which
lost its entire $1 million investment when The Estridge Cos. collapsed.
MoreBanks eager to loan, but small firms hold back
October 13, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana banks can tout more success in small-business lending since the recession ended, but the success is hard-won because
the masses of entrepreneurs remain cautious about borrowing.
MoreRetailers await decision on $7.2B 'swipe-fee' settlement
October 13, 2012
Scott OlsonIn what could be the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history, the agreement would resolve dozens of lawsuits filed by
retailers against Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and the banks that issue their credit cards.
MoreMany banks still digging out from Great Recession trauma
October 13, 2012
The following statistics reflect performance of the 10 banks with the largest market shares in the Indianapolis Metropolitan
Statistical Area.
MoreBanks' market rankings stable despite deposit shifts
October 13, 2012
IBJ StaffBMO Harris and PNC lost some deposits, but the biggest local banks by market share remained the same.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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