Archive for June 2009

Financial institutions are raising billions to meet the Federal Reserve’s additional capital requirements, which will allow them to repay U.S. bailout funds.

Morgan Stanley sold $2.2 billion of common stock, JPMorgan Chase & Co. sold …

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the United States; each year nearly 700,000 Americans die from the disease. The good news, however, is that making the right choices can …

Two Rivers Bank & Trust can collect the remaining $1.6 million due on developer John Kline’s mortgage from an insurance policy he carried on an Urbandale home, according to a consent order signed Monday by …

Iowa’s largest employers are predicting modest improvements in indicators of the state’s economy during the next six months, the Iowa Business Council (IBC) said today.

However, expectations remain lower than at this time last year …

General Motors Corp. filed for bankruptcy today, with a union health plan and the U.S. government holding the largest ownership stakes as the company goes through restructuring.

GM claimed $82.29 billion in assets and $172.81 …

West Bank has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $18,920 assessed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) for alleged violations of federal Flood Act provisions that require flood insurance to be taken out …