Banking and Finance

Des Moines residents are in pretty good financial shape, ranking 37th in a study of the financial habits of residents of 265 cities, according to personal finance website NerdWallet. The study was based on average …

Great Western Bancorp Inc. has completed the repurchase of nearly 2.7 million shares of common stock from National Bank of Australia Ltd. As a result of the purchase, at a price of $22.50 per share, …

Bergan Paulsen and Networking Solutions announced they have merged with KDV, a Minneapolis-based certified public accounting firm, effective July 1. The combined firm, BerganKDV, offers business planning and consulting, tax, audit and accounting, payroll and 401(k), technology, …

West Bancorporation Inc., parent company of West Bank, reported second-quarter net income of $5.3 million, or 33 cents per diluted share — the highest it has ever recorded in any second quarter, the company announced …

In its second Economic Forecast survey of bankers from across the state, the Iowa Bankers Association suggests Iowa’s economy will continue its moderate growth with a positive jobs outlook. “These improvements, combined with continued low …

If it were left up to Socrates, Greece would have chugged the hemlock by now and had it over with. However, the economic decisions facing the Greek people and their government might perplex even today’s …

CFO Systems LLC, an Omaha-based provider of chief financial officer outsourcing, and NexGen CFO in Des Moines announced recently they are combining forces. NexGen CFO founder Pam Clearwater will step in to lead the Des …

MetaBank’s payment solutions division, Meta Payment Systems, recently entered into an agreement with PayQuicker LLC, an East Rochester, N.Y.-based company that offers payment platforms for corporations, according to a release. PayQuicker provides a way for …