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Dwolla institutes free money transfers

Dwolla said Thursday it has launched a platform for businesses, banks and consumers that delivers real-time money transfer free of charge, making it the first U.S.-based payments network to offer free transfers, CNBC reported. Ben Milne, founder …

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A Closer Look: Emily Abbas

Emily Abbas, who became  Bankers Trust Inc. President and CEO Suku Radia’s chief of staff last year, has added chief marketing officer to her nameplate. In promoting her, Radia may have taken note that Abbas …

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Bankers Trust to merge Cedar Rapids operation into Des Moines charter

Bankers Trust Co. President and CEO Suku Radia told employees Tuesday that the bank will operate under a single charter, based in Des Moines, effective next Jan. 1. Des Moines-based Bankers Trust is the parent …

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Federal Home Loan Banks complete merger

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines announced today that it has successfully completed its merger with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and began operating today as one bank. Serving nearly 1,500 …

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Fed bond buying program helped most where needed least, report says

The first round of the Federal Reserve’s controversial bond-buying program helped most in parts of the country that needed it least, according to research released today, MarketWatch reported. Metro areas hit hardest by the recession received the …

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U.S. economy endured a first-quarter slump

The economy got off to an even weaker start this year than first thought, the federal government said today, as economic activity contracted amid a disappointing trade picture and continued caution on spending by businesses …

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Business loans could surpass home loans for first time since the ’80s

U.S. banks are lending to businesses at such a rapid clip that those loans are on pace to overtake residential mortgages for the first time since the 1980s, the Wall Street Journal reported. Commercial and industrial loans …

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Iowa banks experienced increased loan demand in first quarter

Iowa banks had more than $49.6 billion in total loans at the end of the first quarter, a 9 percent increase from a year ago, the Iowa Bankers Association said today. Nationwide, total loans grew …

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Ames National Corp. also among top Iowa banks

Ames National Corp., which operates five affiliate banks, ranked No. 119 in a recent evaluation by American Banker of public banks with up to $2 billion in assets. American Banker based its rankings on average return on …

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Rural Mainstreet Index up; farms show signs of trouble

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for May rose slightly from April’s weak reading, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in a 10-state region dependent on agriculture or energy.  

  

The overall index, based …