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The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $1.1 billion, or $1.84 per diluted share, down from $1.1 billion, or $1.87 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2013.

In a New Year that promises upheaval in the banking industry, transactions involving two Wisconsin banks were announced Friday.

BizTimes Media will host an interactive workshop designed to help business owners value their businesses and prepare them for sale.

Racine-based Johnson Bank has hired Mark Rose as vice president-private banking for the bank’s new Mequon office. He has...

Milwaukee-based Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. has added experienced attorneys James Sheriff and John Reichert to its Financial Institutions practice group. The group counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, regulatory compliance, IPOs and corporate governance.

West Allis-based Edge Advisors LLC has opened an office in Appleton and has also added a registered investment advisory arm.

Wisconsin’s 165 credit unions made $2.9 billion in small business loans in 2014, according to the new 2014 Scorecard released by the Wisconsin Credit Union League.

Milwaukee-based MGIC Investment Corp. today reported fourth quarter net income of $74.4 million, or 19 cents per share, a significant recovery from a loss of $1.4 million, or 0 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2013.

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