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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 …

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FGL Holdings names new CFO

FGL Holdings, a leading provider of annuity and life insurance products with operations in Des Moines, has appointed John Fleurant as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 11. Fleurant succeeds Dennis Vigneau, who previously announced his intention to …

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Nov. 20: 2019 Aim Higher with Tax-managed Investing

Host: Society of Financial Service Professionals Central Iowa Chapter
About: Lunch and a one hour program discussing how tax-managed investing can make a meaningful difference over the course of an investor’s time horizon.
– Lean …

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NOTEBOOK: West Des Moines officials discuss differences between art, signs

A West Des Moines financial institution wants to put a sculpture of the letters B-A-N-K stacked on top of each other near the front door of its building at 270 S. 68th St.

The request …

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Farm bankruptcies rise

Data from U.S. courts show that Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies hit the highest level since 2011 in the 12 months ending in September, and Iowa was among the states with the most, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported.…

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FBL earnings dip in third quarter

FBL Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported net income for the third quarter of $25.1 million, or $1.01 per share, compared with $31 million, or $1.24 per share, for the third quarter of 2018. Earnings …

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West Bank reports record quarterly earnings of $7.5 million

West Bancorporation Inc., the parent company of West Bank, today reported third-quarter net income of $7.5 million, or 46 cents per share, topping year-ago net income of $7.1 million and marking a new earnings record for the …

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BerganKDV adds Erb’s Technology Solutions to its portfolio

BerganKDV recently announced its merger with Cedar Rapids-based Erb’s Technology Solutions, marking its second deal in two weeks, the Corridor Business Journal reports. ETS will take the BerganKDV name and consolidate its operations in the …