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Carl Axness Named Banker of the Year
Posted on October 25th, 2009 No commentsCommunity Bankers of Wisconsin named Carl M. Axness, chairman of the Union Bank of Blair, as Community Banker of the Year. The group also gave Lifetime Service Awards to Gary De Master, president and chairman at Oostburg State Bank; Arlene White, assistant cashier at Walworth State Bank; and Charlene DeHaan, personal banker at Walworth State Bank, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
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Wauwatosa Bank Dealing With Shaky Loans
Posted on October 25th, 2009 No commentsThe former neighborhood savings and loan Wauwatosa Savings Bank – now Waterstone Bank – and its shareholders are paying a steep price for lending described as “out-of-character.” Waterstone Financial Inc., the bank’s parent company, lost $26.4 million last year, and its stock is worth less than half its 2005 offering price. Read more in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.