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Liberty National Bank names Pearson as Des Moines market president

Liberty National Bank has named JP Pearson as its Des Moines market president. Pearson, who has more than 20 years of community banking experience, most recently joined Liberty National Bank in Johnston as a senior vice president …

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Great Western Bank’s leader announces retirement plans

Great Western Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Great Western Bank, announced that as part of its succession planning, Kenneth Karels, chairperson, president and CEO of both organizations, plans to retire from Great Western effective …

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Iowa banks report healthy gains in loans, deposits

Iowa-chartered banks recorded $63.7 billion in active loans on their books as of Sept. 30, up 4.5% from the prior year’s third quarter, according to results released Tuesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 

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NOTEBOOK: Some insights from Bank Iowa’s new culture and onboarding campaign

I recently visited Bank Iowa’s new headquarters in West Des Moines — both to see how the bank had repurposed its new leased office space on Jordan Creek Parkway, and to hear about the new …

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Chamber groups support retirement legislation

A group of Iowa chamber of commerce officials sent a joint letter to U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley supporting the SECURE Act, which among other things makes it easier for small businesses to …

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Accel Wealth Management acquires Premier Advisors

Corridor Business Journal: Accel Wealth Management, the financial services division of Accel Holdings Inc., has acquired Premier Advisors LLC, an independent financial management firm located in Cedar Rapids. Accel Holdings is the corporate parent of the …

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Athene recognized as Military Friendly Employer

Athene USA, a leading provider of retirement savings products based in West Des Moines, has earned both the 2020 Military Friendly and Military Friendly Spouse Employer designations, representing the top tier of institutions who provide …

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Meta Financial sells its MetaBank division to Central Bank

Meta Financial Group Inc. is exiting the community banking business to focus on its core payments business.

On Wednesday the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, MetaBank, has entered into an …

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FBL Financial Group names Pitcher as new CEO

FBL Financial Group’s board of directors has appointed Daniel Pitcher as the company’s chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. He will succeed current CEO Jim Brannen, who previously announced plans to retire in early 2020. Pitcher is …

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Dec. 11: CFA Society Iowa luncheon

Host: CFA Society Iowa
About: Chris Conroy, Dan Koster (Farm Bureau Financial Services) and Kirby Wood (American Equity) will participate in a panel discussion on end-channel insurance sales and trends in the industry. The panel …