First Financial buying Flagstar’s 22 Indiana branches
First Financial said the $23 million purchase gives it a rare opportunity to expand its presence in the Indianapolis metro area at a time there are few acquisition targets available.
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Fed to keep interest rate near zero for 2 years
The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it will likely keep interest rates at record lows for the next two years after acknowledging that the economy is weaker than it had thought and faces increasing risks.
Indianapolis-based banks struggle to emerge from slump
Indiana regional banks and national institutions are faring better, a possible indication that Indianapolis’ economy isn’t recovering as quickly as expected.
Indiana banks continue quest for tax consistency
Lobby prepares new pitch for next legislative session.
Fair sues Shelbyville bank over sale of Durham Duesenberg
Fair Finance Co.’s bankruptcy trustee sued Shelbyville’s SCB Bank this week, charging it refuses to turn over hundreds of thousands of dollars it raised by auctioning off one of Tim Durham’s most valuable automobiles, a 1929 Duesenberg.
Cost cutting planned by Integra Bank’s new owner
Old National Bank President Bob Jones said an undetermined number of jobs will be eliminated, with the bulk of them being branch managers and other management positions.
PNC Financial quarterly earnings top expectations
PNC Financial, which has 88 Indianapolis-area branches, reported a nearly 13-percent increase in second-quarter earnings, as the regional bank set aside far less money to cover bad loans.
Lender’s suit says homebuilder owes $12.8M on loans
M&I Bank filed the suit against J. Greg Allen, charging he defaulted on two loans he took out to buy 73 acres of land on the northeast corner of Emerson Avenue and County Line Road on Indianapolis’ south side.
Smulyan says Emmis ready ‘to go back on offensive’
Emmis' sale of two stations in Chicago and one in New York City will allow the company to chop more than $100 million off its $331 million in long-term debt—clearing the way for it to arrange a refinancing under favorable terms.
East-side Ramada fetches $1.3M in online auction
It's not yet clear who submitted the winning bid for the 188-room hotel, which is near Interstate 465 and Pendleton Pike.
Effort to save minority car dealer lands Bill Mays in ditch
PNC Bank last month sued Mays, one of the city’s most prominent black businessmen, charging he defaulted on a $3.5 million loan he received in 2008 that has an unpaid balance of $2 million.
Renaissance Bay heads for sheriff’s sale
A $150 million project that slammed head-first into the recession is slated for a sheriff's sale later this month.
WOJTOWICZ: Relief available for firms with falling real estate values
New law allows banks to refinance existing real estate and equipment debt through the U.S. Small Business Administration 504 loan program.
Merrillville-based bank targets Carmel
Centier Bank, a financial firm with 45 branches in northwest Indiana, has opened a business banking office in Carmel and is considering future expansion in the Indianapolis-area market.
Grameen Bank to open Indianapolis branch
City would become third U.S. location for lender that makes small business microloans to the poor.
SHEPHERD: Credit cards hurting too many businesses
Expensive personal credit undermines credit scores and ultimately the odds of more traditional lending.
Regional banks targeting midsize companies in Indiana
Improved economy, loosening credit standards are driving increased lending.
Credit unions gun for more traditional bank business
A push by credit unions for more leeway with small-business lending is fueling an old fight with their banking rivals.
Northwest-side medical building facing foreclosure
The operator of the building at 8424 Naab Road near St. Vincent Hospital is accused of owing an Illinois investment firm $4 million.
SKARBECK: Getting a banker’s thoughts on financial reform efforts
Dimon believes boards and regulators “are more attentive to risk” now—a duty that was sadly trumped by greed and indifference in the years leading up to the credit crisis.