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U.S. pension systems get a ‘lackluster’ score

Under the general measures of adequacy, sustainability and integrity, U.S. pension systems are continuing to drop through the ranks of the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension index, according to a release.


“The U.S. retirement system continues…
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CNN: U.S. economy is ‘fair’

Nearly half of U.S. investors responding to a poll by CNNMoney and E*Trade rated the economy just “fair,” CNNMoney reported.


The poll of 1,000 investors who have at least $10,000 in an online trading account asked…
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Bankers Trust reports 12 percent year-to-date earnings gain

Bankers Trust Co. earned $27.8 million through the third quarter, a 12 percent increase from the same nine-month period last year, according to a release.


Third-quarter earnings were up 5 percent to $9.4 million.


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U.S. Bank earnings up through third quarter

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, parent of U.S. Bank, said today profits grew 1.2 percent in the year that ended Sept. 30 to $1.49 billion from $1.47 billion. The increase in net income year-over-year was due to …

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Credit unions added $1.1 billion to the state economy in 2014

Every $1 spent by Iowa credit unions added 77 cents elsewhere in the state economy, and every job at an Iowa credit union supports an additional 1.28 jobs in the rest of the economy, according …

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CRE loans near pre-recession peak

Commercial real estate loans are on the verge of surpassing their pre-recession all-time peak of $1.731 trillion, InvestorPlace.com reported. Based on data from the Federal Reserve, loan value most recently measured $1.723 trillion, within 0.5 percent of …

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Loan delinquencies continue to decline

Delinquencies on commercial mortgage-backed securities dropped 6 basis points from August to September to nearly 4.5 percent for all property types, according Fitch Ratings, National Real Estate Investor reported. Year-over-year, the CMBS delinquency rate for all properties …

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Wells Fargo reports third-quarter earnings of $5.8 billion

Wells Fargo & Co. reported net income of $5.8 billion, or $1.05 per share, for the third quarter, compared with $5.7 billion, or $1.02 per share, for the third quarter of 2014. Total average loans …

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Gen X net worth is not up to snuff for retirement

Generation X is likely to be worse off in retirement than the baby-boomer generation. Generation X could be the first post-war generation to be more ill-prepared for retirement than the previous one, according to a …

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U.S. Bank issued nearly $800M in small business loans last fiscal year

U.S. Bank issued $776 million in U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loans through the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, according to a release. The bank was the third-largest lender by volume during the period, …

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