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Cap Times: ‘Too big to fail? Break ‘em up’
Posted on September 30th, 2009 No commentsThe Madison-based Center for Media and Democracy recently gave its first-ever “Golden Throne Award” to the president and CEO of the American Bankers Association, Edward Yingling. “The Golden Throne, you see, is more like a that-really-takes-a-lot-of-chutzpah award — as in the big bankers nearly bankrupting the American economy and now spending big bucks lobbying to convince Congress that it shouldn’t enact tighter regulation,” writes Dave Zwiefel of The Capital Times.
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Checking Account Fees Rising, Study Says
Posted on September 30th, 2009 No commentsThe fees associated with checking accounts have risen this year to an all-time high, according to new study Bankrate.com, the Business Times of Milwaukee reported.
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Business Operators Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
Posted on September 30th, 2009 No commentsThe operators of the West Bend, Wis., development firm Laufer Builders Inc. and Pewaukee mortgage company All American Mortgage Inc. have been sentenced in federal court to imprisonment for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme, the Business Journal of Milwaukee reported.
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Kuehn Elected CBW Chairman
Posted on September 30th, 2009 No commentsRussel Kuehn, chairman of First National Bank in Berlin, Wis., has been elected chairman of the Community Bankers of Wisconsin for 2009-’10. CBW represents 210 community banks with about 900 branches in the state’s small towns, rural areas, suburbs and cities, as reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.