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Principal hires new compliance, investor relations leaders

Principal Financial Group announced two new leadership hires within its compliance and investor relations operations. On Monday, Noreen Fierro (upper photo) joined Principal as senior vice president, chief compliance officer, overseeing all regulatory compliance operations for the …

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Accounting firms BKD, DHG announce plan to merge

Two leading U.S. accounting firms, BKD LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG), announced Thursday they will merge to create a new professional services firm with $1.4 billion in revenue. The two firms together will operate under …

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Evelyn K. Davis Center, GreenState Credit Union partner on multilingual financial education events

The Evelyn K. Davis Center and GreenState Credit Union are working together on multilingual financial education opportunities and services for Des Moines’ refugee and immigrant communities. Through the partnership, the Evelyn K. Davis Center’s Polk …

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Krenz named CFO of Serve Credit Union

Serve Credit Union in Des Moines has appointed Wesley Krenz as chief financial officer. Krenz has more than 13 years of financial and operational experience. Before joining Serve Credit Union, he worked for 11 years at Community 1st …

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Wells Fargo names Howe as Midwest regional banking director

Wells Fargo announced today that Laura Howe has been promoted to regional banking director for the bank’s Midwest Central region, which encompasses Iowa, western Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. She succeeds Marta Codina, who moved earlier this…
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VizyPay surpasses $2 billion in payments processed

Waukee-based payment processing company VizyPay announced it has surpassed $2 billion in credit card payments processed since the company’s launch in 2017. The company, which was ranked No. 45 on the Inc. 5000 list in 2021, said …

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Mason named EVP, general counsel of Freddie Mac

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., better known as Freddie Mac, announced it has appointed Heidi Mason as executive vice president and general counsel. Mason, a Greater Des Moines resident and Iowa State University alumna, brings 25 …

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Bankers Trust announces commercial lending leadership changes

Bankers Trust has announced leadership updates within the bank’s Commercial Lending division. Mike Wilson (upper photo), chief lending officer, will retire at the end of the month, after five years with the bank and more than 30 …

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Iowa money manager to pay six-figure fine in Texas oil well fraud scheme

Des Moines Register: A Bettendorf money manager has paid a $112,000 fine after regulators alleged that he illegally sold stakes in fraudulently represented oil well investments. According to a settlement agreement with the U.S Securities and …

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Principal reports strong 2021 results; share price reaches 20-year high

Principal Financial Group on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $471.8 million, or $1.76 per share, compared with $472.6 million, or $1.70 per share, for fourth quarter 2020. For the 12 months ending Dec. 31, …