Banking & Finance
Election closure could boost stock market
Whether the outcome of the presidential election is four more years for Democrat Barack Obama or a new administration led by Republican Mitt Romney, several area financial analysts predict the lifting of pre-election uncertainty will result in a stock market rally.
First Business reports record quarter
First Business Financial Services Inc., the parent company of First Business Bank and First Business Bank-Milwaukee, reported record third quarter results highlighted by growth in revenue, in-market deposits, commercial loan balances and problem loan resolutions.
Top executives call on Congress to avoid fiscal cliff
Chief executive officers at more than 80 major U.S. corporations released a statement today to pressure Congress to reduce the federal deficit with tax increases and spending cuts.
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Ease the regulatory burden on community banks
Wisconsin’s bipartisan Congressional delegation is appealing to federal banking regulators to make a distinction between the regulatory burdens on large national banks and smaller community banks.
Ease the regulatory burden on community banks
Editor’s note: Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) submitted a letter to U.S. banking regulators on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of members of Congress from the Wisconsin delegation asking regulators to consider a scaled approach to the implementation of Basel III banking regulations for small and community banks. Moore’s letter received the support of U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy, Ron Kind, Tom Petri, Reid Ribble and Jim Sensenbrenner. The letter was sent Federal Reserve System Chairman Ben Bernanke, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Acting Chairman Marin Gruenberg and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry. The letter reads as follows:
Foreign currency rates clip ManpowerGroup
Milwaukee based ManpowerGroup reported third quarter net earnings of $63.1 million, or 79 cents per share, down from $79.6 million, or 97 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
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BMO completes integration of Harris and M&I
BMO Financial Group announced it has completed the integration of the personal, commercial and wealth operating systems of Harris Bank and M&I Bank.
Bank Mutual gains momentum
Bank Mutual Corp. reported third quarter net income of $2.0 million, or 4 cents per share, up from $1.3 million, or 3 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Associated Bank reports robust quarter
Green Bay-based Associated Banc-Corp reported third quarter net income of $45 million, or 26 cents per share, up from $34 million, or 20 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Caterpillar lowers outlook
Despite posting a record third quarter with a 49-percent increase in earnings, Caterpillar Inc. lowered its outlook for 2013.
