Regulators ripped in Irwin Financial postmortem
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?
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Ranking the risk of Indy’s biggest bank
JPMorgan Chase is in the middle of the worst, a New York University prof says.
City Securities chief likes Tea Party
You know times have changed when the head of Indianapolis’ main investment bank can identify with the Tea Party movement.
Gonzo BMW riders
The biker who nearly ran you into the ditch just might be your friendly investment banker.
Perils of non-family managers
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?
Contorting bank regulators
A long-time bank observer says regulators are twisting into pretzels to avoid taking over Indiana institutions.
Bank slogan gets acid test
The banking crisis isn’t the only reason to rethink the ubiquitous “We care” theme.
Another year of bank migration?
More than a year a year after the financial crisis began, businesses are still looking for new bank relationships.
Will Miller’s burden at Irwin Financial
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.
Lessons from a small bank
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…
Obama and executive salary caps
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…
Nearly free money on the way?
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…
A tiny Indiana bank and the bailout
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…
Who will win the banking wars?
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…