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Canadian bank to acquire Marshall & Ilsley for $4.1B

M&I has about 30 branches in the Indianapolis area and controls about 6 percent of the market's bank deposits, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The bank is ranked sixth among area banks in terms of employment, with about 400 workers.

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World Bank chief: U.S. still good place to invest

Robert Zoellick, who was set to address the Economic Club of Indiana on Friday, doubts the United States’ debt problems will become as severe as the crisis in Europe and said the U.S. is still a good investment for foreign countries.

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Federal Home Loan Bank suing major players

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis has filed suit against some of the nation’s largest financial institutions, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase, to recover losses on a $3 billion portfolio of mortgage-backed securities.

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Indianapolis investment adviser Gene Tanner in it for the long haul

At 78, L. Gene Tanner is one of the longest-serving investment advisers working in Indianapolis. Tanner spoke with IBJ's Norm Heikens about why he shifted to City Securities, his brush with convicted Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff, and how his investment strategy has changed.

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Bank of America seeks to dismiss racketeering suit

Homeowners Dwayne Ransom Davis and Melisa Davis sued last month in Indianapolis, claiming Bank of America “routinely” submitted perjured affidavits to support foreclosures. They lost their Knightstown home last year.

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Old National profit rises

The Evansville-based bank reported a third-quarter profit of $11.9 million, up from $4 million in the year-ago period.

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