Banking & Finance

Mason Wells in talks to acquire Wisconsin coating firm Milwaukee-based Mason Wells is in talks to acquire Coating Excellence...

Johnson Bank exceeds $3 billion in mortgage loans serviced Johnson Bank recently surpassed the $3 billion mark in mortgage...

Pyramax Bank is seeking approval from Milwaukee officials to remodel and renovate its branch at 1605 W. Mitchell St. on Milwaukee's near south side. Plans include addition of a three-lane drive-thru.

James and Jeanene Meisser, a husband-and-wife team, are raising funds now to open Lake Shore Bank, which will be based at 615 Pennsylvania Drive in Sheboygan.
The 5,600-square-foot bank is expected to open by the end of the second quarter of this year, but might open sooner, Jeanene Meisser said.
The new bank will offer traditional retail, commercial and mortgage services to Sheboygan-area customers. Lake Shore Bank will also appeal to a national clientele of deaf customers.

Nearly 100,000 students in Wisconsin high schools are members of an athletic team. Those students have a fan base...

The acquisition of Ozaukee Bank and Merchants and Manufacturers Bancorp by Chicago-based Harris and BMO Financial Group was finalized Monday.
Harris paid $137.2 million for M&M Bancorp and $190 million for Ozaukee Bank, a Harris spokesperson said. The transactions were announced in 2007.

SBT to present "The Next Stage" M&A Forum Small Business Times will conduct an M&A Forum, titled "The Next...

Banking Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions  Federal Deposit Insurance...

Marshall & Ilsley Corp. has promoted Gina Zielinski to vice president. Zielinski serves as a training delivery manager in...

Bernanke confirms contracting economy Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did not use the "R" word in his semiannual monetary...