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Credit and debit card spending up sharply among TMG members

The Members Group reported that its card-issuing financial institution members increased their credit and debit card portfolios by an average 15 percent in 2015. Additionally, overall spending on all credit and debit cards processed by …

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2016 Economic Forecast

We wanted to change things up a bit this year in our economic forecast issue. Typically, we have our staff talk to a few economists and put together a summary story that tries to give …

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2016 Economic Forecast: Threats

So, what indicators out there are keeping our industry experts and economists sleeping with one eye open? We wanted to hear what they are watching in 2016 and beyond. Here are 13 threats to the …

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2016 Economic Forecast: Leader forecast

This is the fifth year we’ve asked the same question to the same audience, and although it’s an unscientific survey, one clear trend emerges from it: Hesitant optimism over the past four years has certainly …

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2016 Economic Forecast: Survey responses

We asked: What will the impact be of the economy on your particular industry?

Culture
Improve dramatically

Economic development is only possible on a large scale if we invest in quality of life in order to …

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MetaBank quarterly profits increased 13 percent

Meta Financial Group Inc., parent of MetaBank, reported net income of $4.1 million in the first quarter of its 2016 fiscal year, a 13 percent increase from the same quarter last year, according to a…
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West Bank records nearly $6 million in 4th-quarter profits

West Bancorporation Inc. reported record fourth-quarter net income of $5.9 million, or 37 cents per share. Profits for the year were $21.7 million, or $1.35 per share, up from $20 million in 2014. The West…
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Pitsor joins Great Western Bank

Deon Pitsor, former Iowa market president for Bank of America, has joined Great Western Bank as vice president of business banking. He will be based in Clive. Pitsor grew up in Hampton and received a…
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Loan growth boosts Great Western Bank profits in 2nd quarter

Great Western Bancorp Inc. reported first-quarter profits of $30.5 million, or 55 cents per share, compared with $26.7 million, or 46 cents per share, for the year-ago quarter.

The increase was driven by higher net …

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Voya offers education grants for programs to boost parental involvement

Voya Financial Inc. announced that its Voya Foundation will support a new approach to giving that is designed to help more students graduate from high school prepared for success in college and their future careers. …

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