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Denmark State Bank Names New President
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No commentsJill Feiler has been named president of Denmark (Wis.) State Bank, having most recently served as vice president of the bank with branches in several communities including in the Lakeshore area. Current president and Chief Executive Officer Jack Olsen remains as DSB’s CEO, according to the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.
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Fed Economist to Speak at Ag Forum in Madison
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No commentsThe effect of the recession on Wisconsin’s agriculture community will be examined at a forum open to the public in Madison on Jan. 20. An economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, ag economists and commodity specialists will be the featured speakers, according to a news release.
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Bank Stocks Rank Low on Performance List
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No commentsBank stocks comprised nine of the “10 biggest losers among Wisconsin stocks in 2009,” according to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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UW Credit Union Offers Online Budgeting Tool
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No comments“Business in Wisconsin” in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Madison-based UW Credit Union is launching its newest online budgeting tool, Money Management Tools, this month. The “tool allows users to categorize transactions and view reports to better understand where their money goes.”
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Avoid Income Tax Refund Loans, Article Advises
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No commentsAn article in the Sheboygan Press advises consumers to avoid income tax refund loans, as they were one of the “worst scams in Wisconsin” last year, according to the state Better Business Bureau. Last year Wisconsin taxpayers paid more than $32.5 million for these loans and associated fees, the paper reported.
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Banks, UW-Extension Offer ‘Get Checking’
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No commentsUniversity of Wisconsin-Extension offices and Wisconsin banks are teaming up to help give troubled consumers a second chance at having a checking account, the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reported. Residents of Adams, Marathon, Waushara, Waupaca and Wood counties can pay $10 to participate in the three-hour Get Checking Program. Upon completion, they receive a certificate they can bring to a sponsoring bank.
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Bill Would Expand Access to Capital
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No commentsState Rep. Ted Zigmunt, D-Francis Creek, is among co-authors of Assembly Bill 532, which creates a program called the Wisconsin Capital Access Program. The bill aims to expand access to credit for businesses in Wisconsin, reported the Manitwoc Herald Times Reporter. The Community Bankers of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Bankers Association support the bill.
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Bank First National Adds Investment Staff
Posted on January 10th, 2010 No commentsBank First National has combined its financial services team with former employees of the George V. Reis Investment Group after allowing its contract with financial adviser George Reis to expire, according to the Manitwoc Herald Times Reporter.