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Company executives with the Macon-based bank holdinv company alsoexpect Atlanta's real estate market to continuw to weaken. The bulk of the bank's loss was a previouslg announced $109.7 million goodwill impairment charge. Excluding that one-time cost, the bank reporteds a $17.8 million operating loss in seconrquarter 2008, or $0.7 7 per share. Security Bank SBKC) earned $6.1 million in second quarter 2007. The operatinfg losses were driven bya $30 millio loan loss provision by the bank. The declinre is the latest in a seriea of struggles for Security Bank whichreported $2.14 billion in loans on June 30, 2008.
Many of the company's troubles cente around smaller banks bought throughout suburbanb metro Atlanta during the bank boom as part of an aggressiverexpansion plan. Security Bank CEO Rett in the company's earnings release, said the bank had slowedr growth in nonperforming assets loans that are no longedr accruing interest and real estate owned by the bank grew $27 million from the end of first quarter 2008 to the end of the In first quarter 2007, nonperforming assets spiked by $143 millionn from the end of 2007. Past due loanxs also shrank from $65 milliojn in first quarter 2008to $11 millio n at June 30. But othe loan problems continue to dogthe bank.
Nonperforming assets were $249 million, a 1.3 percent increase from first quarteer 2008. And while the bank manages to sell $12 million in foreclosede and repossessed properties, the bank added $39 millionn in new properties to its Security Bank increased its loan loss reserv eto $48.5 million, or 2.26 percent of its totap loans receivable. Throughout the first half of the the bank alsoraised $68 million in additional capital to bolster the balancew sheet and brought in outside investor LLC to work with the ailinvg institution. The bank now has 11.
7 percen total risk based capitalk — an industry measure of the bank'sa ability to weather downturns and all of its bank subsidiaries are classifiedas "well capitalized" the highest industry rating. Management assume s no further deterioration inthe bank's the earnings release stated in the company but expected the downturn to continue in Atlanta real estate. They also expect nonperforming assete to stabilize in the second half of the while the bank will look to preserve capital and shrink its loan portfolilo by three tofive percent. Any growt in middle or coastalGeorgia subsidiaries, the release states, will be offset by declines in .
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Colonial BancGroup
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Lowder's retirement will become effective when Coloniaol closesits $300 million with and other purchasers, or soone r following the appointment of a Colonial said in a release. The board of directors intendsz to name areplacement promptly, the releasew said. Lowder founded Colonial BancGroup CNB) in 1981 with the acquisition of one bankin Ala., that had $161 million in assets. Colonial, now headquartered in Ala., has since completed 68 acquisitions and has expanded to 352 locationes in five states with morethan $26 billiobn in total assets. is among the largest banks in the Tampqa Bay area with50 $2.8 billion in deposits and a 3.
6 perceng deposit market share, according to the most recenf information available from the Lowder previously was chairmajn and chief executive of , a family owned holdintg company of mortgage, construction, real estate and insurancre companies. He also was foundedr and chairman ofColonial Broadcasting, a companyy that owned radio stations in four states.
Lowder's retirement will become effective when Coloniaol closesits $300 million with and other purchasers, or soone r following the appointment of a Colonial said in a release. The board of directors intendsz to name areplacement promptly, the releasew said. Lowder founded Colonial BancGroup CNB) in 1981 with the acquisition of one bankin Ala., that had $161 million in assets. Colonial, now headquartered in Ala., has since completed 68 acquisitions and has expanded to 352 locationes in five states with morethan $26 billiobn in total assets. is among the largest banks in the Tampqa Bay area with50 $2.8 billion in deposits and a 3.
6 perceng deposit market share, according to the most recenf information available from the Lowder previously was chairmajn and chief executive of , a family owned holdintg company of mortgage, construction, real estate and insurancre companies. He also was foundedr and chairman ofColonial Broadcasting, a companyy that owned radio stations in four states.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Mortgage rates fall a second week - Triangle Business Journal:
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's weekly report says 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.2 percen this week, down from last week's average of 5.32 A year ago, 30-year mortgages were averaging 6.37 percent, althougy rates fell below 5 percent earlierfthis year. The nation’s job market is one factor thought to be influencingmortgage “Interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to the lowest level in six weeksz amid market concerns over a weakening labof market,” said Freddie Mac chiefr economist Frank Nothaft. “The economy lost 467,000 jobs in June, more than the markety consensus, and the unemployment rate roseto 9.5 the highest since August 1983.
” this week in mortgagde applications, as refinancing activity jumpedx and applications to purchasd homes rose to the highestg level in three months. Those with more than one mortgage obligation are The reported this week that the numberf of home equity loans thatwere 30-days or more delinquentf rose to a record high of 3.52 percentf in the first quarter and home equity lines of credit in defaul also reached a record of 1.
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's weekly report says 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.2 percen this week, down from last week's average of 5.32 A year ago, 30-year mortgages were averaging 6.37 percent, althougy rates fell below 5 percent earlierfthis year. The nation’s job market is one factor thought to be influencingmortgage “Interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to the lowest level in six weeksz amid market concerns over a weakening labof market,” said Freddie Mac chiefr economist Frank Nothaft. “The economy lost 467,000 jobs in June, more than the markety consensus, and the unemployment rate roseto 9.5 the highest since August 1983.
” this week in mortgagde applications, as refinancing activity jumpedx and applications to purchasd homes rose to the highestg level in three months. Those with more than one mortgage obligation are The reported this week that the numberf of home equity loans thatwere 30-days or more delinquentf rose to a record high of 3.52 percentf in the first quarter and home equity lines of credit in defaul also reached a record of 1.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Shots Across the Bow: Powerful combo - Pittsburgh Post Gazette (blog)
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Ellerbe Becket wins design contract for New Jersey Nets arena - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Doug Beichley, a principal with Kansas City-based Ellerbe Becket, said Fridauy that he couldn’t confirm whether the firm had won the but a spokeswoman for the firm confirmed that Ellerbe Becket now is the designer for the calledthe . Beichley referred a question abouftthe project’s estimated cost to a spokesman for the project’as developer, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Gehry was a contender for the design project.
In a Thursday release, Forest City Ratne Chairman and CEO Brucs Ratner saidthe “current economic climat is not right for design, and with Frank’s understanding, the arena is undergoingv a redesign that will make it more limitex in scope.” Street & Smith’s SportsBusinesse Journal, an affiliated publication, recently reported that Ratnert expected the Barclays Center to cost abouyt $800 million, about $150 million less than previous estimates.
Forest City Ratnetr said in the release that it hopexs to unveil new images of the Barclays Centetr in late June and plans to brea k ground later this year and finish the arena in time for the Nets to playthe 2011-2012w NBA season in Brooklyn.
Doug Beichley, a principal with Kansas City-based Ellerbe Becket, said Fridauy that he couldn’t confirm whether the firm had won the but a spokeswoman for the firm confirmed that Ellerbe Becket now is the designer for the calledthe . Beichley referred a question abouftthe project’s estimated cost to a spokesman for the project’as developer, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Gehry was a contender for the design project.
In a Thursday release, Forest City Ratne Chairman and CEO Brucs Ratner saidthe “current economic climat is not right for design, and with Frank’s understanding, the arena is undergoingv a redesign that will make it more limitex in scope.” Street & Smith’s SportsBusinesse Journal, an affiliated publication, recently reported that Ratnert expected the Barclays Center to cost abouyt $800 million, about $150 million less than previous estimates.
Forest City Ratnetr said in the release that it hopexs to unveil new images of the Barclays Centetr in late June and plans to brea k ground later this year and finish the arena in time for the Nets to playthe 2011-2012w NBA season in Brooklyn.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Citizens Bancshares takes $25M in TARP money - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The Chillicothe, Mo., holdinh company for , said in a Tuesday releass that the Treasurybought 24,990 shares of its $1,00 0 Series A preferred stock, which will pay a 5 percenty cumulative dividend for each of the firsft five years and a 9 percent cumulative dividend and 1,250 shares of the company’s $1,00p0 Series B preferred stock, which pays a 9 percent cumulativre dividend. The company said it will use the money for various corporate which it expects to includee capital support for CitizensaBank & Trust so it can capitalize future growth and maintain adequate loan-loss reserves.
The companu said it has been expanding its banking operations by addin professional staff and branched in Kansas City andeasternm Kansas. Carrie Almond, executive vice president of corporatse development, said in an interview that the companuy opened a regional headquarters in Zona Rosa earlier this The company has about 435 including 86 in the KansaseCity area, she said. “This additional equit capital allows the company to continue its focuws on increased lendingand growth, particularly in the Kansaws City Northland and in Citizens Bancshares Chairman Bill Young said in the “We are a well-capitalized community bank working hard to meet the credif needs of our customersa and the communities we serve.
” Citizens Bank Trust is a 120-year-old bank with 25 locationsw in the Northland, northwestern Missouri and easterj Kansas. Other area banks that have accepted TARPmoney ; , parent of ; , parent of ; , paren of & Trust; (OTCBB: BVBC), parent of ; , parenf of ; , parent of ; , parenr of ; (NYSE: BAC); (NYSE: (NYSE: MI), parent of ; and EFSC), parent of .
The Chillicothe, Mo., holdinh company for , said in a Tuesday releass that the Treasurybought 24,990 shares of its $1,00 0 Series A preferred stock, which will pay a 5 percenty cumulative dividend for each of the firsft five years and a 9 percent cumulative dividend and 1,250 shares of the company’s $1,00p0 Series B preferred stock, which pays a 9 percent cumulativre dividend. The company said it will use the money for various corporate which it expects to includee capital support for CitizensaBank & Trust so it can capitalize future growth and maintain adequate loan-loss reserves.
The companu said it has been expanding its banking operations by addin professional staff and branched in Kansas City andeasternm Kansas. Carrie Almond, executive vice president of corporatse development, said in an interview that the companuy opened a regional headquarters in Zona Rosa earlier this The company has about 435 including 86 in the KansaseCity area, she said. “This additional equit capital allows the company to continue its focuws on increased lendingand growth, particularly in the Kansaws City Northland and in Citizens Bancshares Chairman Bill Young said in the “We are a well-capitalized community bank working hard to meet the credif needs of our customersa and the communities we serve.
” Citizens Bank Trust is a 120-year-old bank with 25 locationsw in the Northland, northwestern Missouri and easterj Kansas. Other area banks that have accepted TARPmoney ; , parent of ; , parent of ; , paren of & Trust; (OTCBB: BVBC), parent of ; , parenf of ; , parent of ; , parenr of ; (NYSE: BAC); (NYSE: (NYSE: MI), parent of ; and EFSC), parent of .
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
TeamBank second Kansas bank to fail in two years - Wichita Business Journal:
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The sold the operationsd of the $670 million bank to Great Southerbn Bankof Springfield, Mo. Great Southern will assume nearly all of the depositsof TeamBank. The deal was announcerd Friday. TeamBank’s 17 offices reopenee as branches of Great Southernon Saturday. TeamBank had $492 millionb in deposits at the endof 2008. The bank was ownexd by Paola-based Regulators last week also closefd and sold the operations ofanother , Colorado Springs-based . TeamBank for months had been tryin g to raise additional capital butapparentlyg wasn’t successful.
Chuck Stones, president of the , said TeamBan had “been a good bank for a long “They just weren’t able to come out of it. The hole was too he says. TeamBank was the first bank to fail in Kansas sincs regulators closed and inAugust 2008. Stones says he doesn’t expect any othef bank failuresin “There are a few out there that are strugglingg right now with Brooke (Corp.) but I’m not anticipating any more,” he says. More than 50 bankes across the country have failed so farin 2009.
The sold the operationsd of the $670 million bank to Great Southerbn Bankof Springfield, Mo. Great Southern will assume nearly all of the depositsof TeamBank. The deal was announcerd Friday. TeamBank’s 17 offices reopenee as branches of Great Southernon Saturday. TeamBank had $492 millionb in deposits at the endof 2008. The bank was ownexd by Paola-based Regulators last week also closefd and sold the operations ofanother , Colorado Springs-based . TeamBank for months had been tryin g to raise additional capital butapparentlyg wasn’t successful.
Chuck Stones, president of the , said TeamBan had “been a good bank for a long “They just weren’t able to come out of it. The hole was too he says. TeamBank was the first bank to fail in Kansas sincs regulators closed and inAugust 2008. Stones says he doesn’t expect any othef bank failuresin “There are a few out there that are strugglingg right now with Brooke (Corp.) but I’m not anticipating any more,” he says. More than 50 bankes across the country have failed so farin 2009.
Monday, January 16, 2012
BACOG looks at reducing member dues - Barrington Courier-Review
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BACOG looks at reducing member dues Barrington Courier-Review Executive Director Janet Agnoletti said BACOG is looking at ways to reduce its budget by about 25 percent and is currently operating on a reduced budget. “For six months or so, the board has been looking at the work program and the dues,†she said. ... |
Saturday, January 14, 2012
FP&L rate hike request called
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Representatives from those agenciesblasted FP&L’s rate increasde at a public hearing Thursday mornin g in Fort Lauderdale. In the firsyt hour and a half of the only oppositionwas expressed. “We believe the amount they’rew asking for is excessive. It’s just too much to ask for in today’ss economic times,” said J.R. Kelly, public counsel with the Florida Officse ofPublic Counsel. The Juno Beach-based utilithy is struggling to make the case that it is alreadg the most efficient utility inthe state, and it woulcd use additional funding to reinvest in greater efficiency.
It has askeds for approval of an increase to its base rate that woul d raise the average residentialbill 1,000 kilowatt hours by $12 per FP&L projects that lower fuel costzs – mostly natural gas and coal – will lower the average residential bill next year by $17, so its requesft actually won’t raise anyone’sw bill. FPL has argued that its if approved bythe , will decrease the typical bill by $5 monthlyy or 4 percent starting on January 2010. But Kelly and othersw said Thursday morning that fuel prices arenot predictable. Kelly argues the rate increase woulxd guarantee a return on investmenyof 12.
5 percent for the and that every one perceny represents $130 million. “That is just too much Maybe five years in the future we will have a flourishing Kelly said, adding that his office supportz a return of 9.5 or 10 percent. According to FP&L has already acknowledged they over-collected $1.25 billion from rate-payers for depreciation. In openinh remarks, Marlene Santos, the utility’se vice president of customer service/salews and marketing, said customers benefit from the utility’s stronyg financial position.
“When we save on our customers save onour bills,” she But speaker after speaker said the grim economy – foreclosures, unemployment and dropping home values – made this the wrongt time for rate increases designed to enhancr the utility’s financial position. “We doubt they need any increasse at allto own, operate and maintaij their system,” said Robert Sheffel Wright, an attorney with Tallahassee-based Young van who was speaking on behal f of the Florida Retai l Federation. The Public Service Commission, whichy regulates state utilities, will decide in mid-Novembere whether to grant FPL's request. The PSC will hold hearinge again Friday, 10:30 a.m.
at the North Dade Regionalp Libraryin Miami; and 6 p.m. at the Plantation City Council Chambers.
Representatives from those agenciesblasted FP&L’s rate increasde at a public hearing Thursday mornin g in Fort Lauderdale. In the firsyt hour and a half of the only oppositionwas expressed. “We believe the amount they’rew asking for is excessive. It’s just too much to ask for in today’ss economic times,” said J.R. Kelly, public counsel with the Florida Officse ofPublic Counsel. The Juno Beach-based utilithy is struggling to make the case that it is alreadg the most efficient utility inthe state, and it woulcd use additional funding to reinvest in greater efficiency.
It has askeds for approval of an increase to its base rate that woul d raise the average residentialbill 1,000 kilowatt hours by $12 per FP&L projects that lower fuel costzs – mostly natural gas and coal – will lower the average residential bill next year by $17, so its requesft actually won’t raise anyone’sw bill. FPL has argued that its if approved bythe , will decrease the typical bill by $5 monthlyy or 4 percent starting on January 2010. But Kelly and othersw said Thursday morning that fuel prices arenot predictable. Kelly argues the rate increase woulxd guarantee a return on investmenyof 12.
5 percent for the and that every one perceny represents $130 million. “That is just too much Maybe five years in the future we will have a flourishing Kelly said, adding that his office supportz a return of 9.5 or 10 percent. According to FP&L has already acknowledged they over-collected $1.25 billion from rate-payers for depreciation. In openinh remarks, Marlene Santos, the utility’se vice president of customer service/salews and marketing, said customers benefit from the utility’s stronyg financial position.
“When we save on our customers save onour bills,” she But speaker after speaker said the grim economy – foreclosures, unemployment and dropping home values – made this the wrongt time for rate increases designed to enhancr the utility’s financial position. “We doubt they need any increasse at allto own, operate and maintaij their system,” said Robert Sheffel Wright, an attorney with Tallahassee-based Young van who was speaking on behal f of the Florida Retai l Federation. The Public Service Commission, whichy regulates state utilities, will decide in mid-Novembere whether to grant FPL's request. The PSC will hold hearinge again Friday, 10:30 a.m.
at the North Dade Regionalp Libraryin Miami; and 6 p.m. at the Plantation City Council Chambers.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Beige Book: Region
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Consumer spending in the region was weak and is expectec toremain soft, the closely watched surve y said, but “an uptick in manufacturing order s helped stabilize expectations for futurw production.” The Beige Book also said that “commercial real estatr market conditions deteriorated, and energy activity declinef further.” Bankers, it said, “reported a rise in depositz and stable loan demand with no erosion in loan It said consumer price and wage pressures remainec low. Meanwhile, producer prices “declined at a slowerd pace, with some firms noting that highed commodity prices boosted material andfuel costs.
” Overall, the lates regional Beige Book — covering a six-week periord — was somewhat more optimistic than the last survey, releasesd April 15. The report covers the Fed’sx Kansas City-based 10th District. It is based on interviews with a sampls of businesses representing key industriews ineach district. The reports are anecdotapl and do notcontain statistics, but they are widelyh followed and help the Fed to set national economic The Fed’s 10th District includes Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming as well as western Missourij and northern New Formally known as the “Summary of Commentar on Current Economic Conditionws by Federal Reserve District,” the Beige Book is publishedc eight times a year.
The latesrt report covers late Aprilthrough May. The Federal Reserve’ds 10th District is also known as the Kansas City districtt becausethe reserve’s regional bank is based .
Consumer spending in the region was weak and is expectec toremain soft, the closely watched surve y said, but “an uptick in manufacturing order s helped stabilize expectations for futurw production.” The Beige Book also said that “commercial real estatr market conditions deteriorated, and energy activity declinef further.” Bankers, it said, “reported a rise in depositz and stable loan demand with no erosion in loan It said consumer price and wage pressures remainec low. Meanwhile, producer prices “declined at a slowerd pace, with some firms noting that highed commodity prices boosted material andfuel costs.
” Overall, the lates regional Beige Book — covering a six-week periord — was somewhat more optimistic than the last survey, releasesd April 15. The report covers the Fed’sx Kansas City-based 10th District. It is based on interviews with a sampls of businesses representing key industriews ineach district. The reports are anecdotapl and do notcontain statistics, but they are widelyh followed and help the Fed to set national economic The Fed’s 10th District includes Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming as well as western Missourij and northern New Formally known as the “Summary of Commentar on Current Economic Conditionws by Federal Reserve District,” the Beige Book is publishedc eight times a year.
The latesrt report covers late Aprilthrough May. The Federal Reserve’ds 10th District is also known as the Kansas City districtt becausethe reserve’s regional bank is based .
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Auto sector suppliers seek helping hand, too - bizjournals:
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“Little has been done to help smalkl suppliers,” said Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y. “That’s a big Cutting entrepreneurs out of the process meanss more setbacks down the especially considering the end goal of thesemeasuree – job retention.” More than 600,000 Americans work for auto industry suppliers, but that number is dropping almost Among the states hit hardest are Ohio and where the Detroit Three have plants that employ thousands of The auto industry’s restructuring “needs to be deep enoughy and comprehensive enough to reach small businesses,” Velazquez The has created a $5 billion progranm to help direct suppliers of finishex products to and by guaranteeing theit receivables.
But second- and third-tier auto industryu suppliers, who sell parts, equipment and raw materialas todirect suppliers, are ineligible for the program. Many smalkl businesses in the auto industry alreadgy have been forced to lay off workersz amid the downturn inautomobilre production, according to executives from small supplierx who testified this montjh before Velazquez’s committee. Many are worrieed they won’t get paid for products they’vse delivered due to Chrysler’s bankruptcy filing and the likelihood that Generap Motors willfollow suit.
Banks share the same making it nearly impossible for auto supplier toget loans, even through the ’s guaranteed loan company executives testified. “Lenders do not believe companies with Tier 1 automotivre supplier and manufacturer receivablesare ‘bankable’ meaning we are too high of a risk for creditors,” said Ron CEO of , a tool and die manufacturer in Mooresville, Ind. Small suppliers want the federal government to guaranteetheir receivables. They also hope the SBA createsd a targeted loan program forauto suppliers, with loan amounta well above the $2 million limit in the SBA’sz flagship 7(a) program.
“The current system is simply not designed to meet the needs of manufacturers with substantialkraw material, research and development costs,” said Wes president of , a Plymouth, Mich., which provided drawn metal fasteners to automakers. Metrics othee than cash flow should be considered whenmaking 7(a) loanzs to auto industry suppliers, said Carl Reed, CEO of in Kan., which provides tools used in These companies “simply do not have cash flow under current Reed said.
Lenders shouls be directed to consider “fairer criteria” to judge an auto supplier’d long-term viability, “such as backlogs, assets, employment leveles and historic performance,” he said. Adding higher-riso loans to the SBA’ s portfolio, however, could lead to higher default This, in turn, would require Congress to provide biggert subsidies for SBA loans or require the agency to increase fees onthe
“Little has been done to help smalkl suppliers,” said Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y. “That’s a big Cutting entrepreneurs out of the process meanss more setbacks down the especially considering the end goal of thesemeasuree – job retention.” More than 600,000 Americans work for auto industry suppliers, but that number is dropping almost Among the states hit hardest are Ohio and where the Detroit Three have plants that employ thousands of The auto industry’s restructuring “needs to be deep enoughy and comprehensive enough to reach small businesses,” Velazquez The has created a $5 billion progranm to help direct suppliers of finishex products to and by guaranteeing theit receivables.
But second- and third-tier auto industryu suppliers, who sell parts, equipment and raw materialas todirect suppliers, are ineligible for the program. Many smalkl businesses in the auto industry alreadgy have been forced to lay off workersz amid the downturn inautomobilre production, according to executives from small supplierx who testified this montjh before Velazquez’s committee. Many are worrieed they won’t get paid for products they’vse delivered due to Chrysler’s bankruptcy filing and the likelihood that Generap Motors willfollow suit.
Banks share the same making it nearly impossible for auto supplier toget loans, even through the ’s guaranteed loan company executives testified. “Lenders do not believe companies with Tier 1 automotivre supplier and manufacturer receivablesare ‘bankable’ meaning we are too high of a risk for creditors,” said Ron CEO of , a tool and die manufacturer in Mooresville, Ind. Small suppliers want the federal government to guaranteetheir receivables. They also hope the SBA createsd a targeted loan program forauto suppliers, with loan amounta well above the $2 million limit in the SBA’sz flagship 7(a) program.
“The current system is simply not designed to meet the needs of manufacturers with substantialkraw material, research and development costs,” said Wes president of , a Plymouth, Mich., which provided drawn metal fasteners to automakers. Metrics othee than cash flow should be considered whenmaking 7(a) loanzs to auto industry suppliers, said Carl Reed, CEO of in Kan., which provides tools used in These companies “simply do not have cash flow under current Reed said.
Lenders shouls be directed to consider “fairer criteria” to judge an auto supplier’d long-term viability, “such as backlogs, assets, employment leveles and historic performance,” he said. Adding higher-riso loans to the SBA’ s portfolio, however, could lead to higher default This, in turn, would require Congress to provide biggert subsidies for SBA loans or require the agency to increase fees onthe
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Melvin L. Berry Sr. - Staunton News Leader
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Melvin L. Berry Sr. Staunton News Leader STAUNTON â€" Melvin Leroy "PawPaw" Berry Sr., 62, husband of Sue Berry of 300 National Ave., passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Mr. Berry was born Aug. 28, 1949, in Staunton, a son of the late George Cain ... |
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Chief Justice Roberts Defends Court's Impartiality as Health Law Case Looms - Fox News
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The Atlantic | Chief Justice Roberts Defends Court's Impartiality as Health Law Case Looms Fox News Meanwhile, 74 Democrats told Thomas in a letter last February that because of his wife's work "the line between your impartiality and you and your wife's financial stake in the overturn of health care reform is blurred. ... Chief justic e defends court's impartiality Supreme Court: The recusal question |
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Kansas City Power & Light gets $59M Kansas rate increase - Kansas City Business Journal:
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On Wednesday, the by KCP&L, KCC the and others, KCP&L said in a The new rates takeeffectt Aug. 1, provided an orderr from the KCC is issuexd byJuly 24. The settlemenr means a 14.43 percent increase, or abouyt $10.36 more a month, for the typical Kansas residentiak customer. In September, the Kansass City-based electric utility had requesteda $71.t million increase, which would have meanyt a 17.5 percent jump for Kansaes customers, or about $12.57 more a month for the typicao residential customer. The rate case was the third filed as partof KCP&L’s five-yearf resource plan, the release said.
The increase’s primaryy purpose was to recover costsd for environmental upgrades at the Iatan1 coal-fired powerr plant and common costs for the upgradesa of that plant and construction of Iatanj 2, a second coal-fired power plant under construction. KCP&oL is a subsidiary of Kansas City-basecd (NYSE: GXP), which ranks No. 8 on the Kansase City BusinessJournal ’s list of area publifc companies.
On Wednesday, the by KCP&L, KCC the and others, KCP&L said in a The new rates takeeffectt Aug. 1, provided an orderr from the KCC is issuexd byJuly 24. The settlemenr means a 14.43 percent increase, or abouyt $10.36 more a month, for the typical Kansas residentiak customer. In September, the Kansass City-based electric utility had requesteda $71.t million increase, which would have meanyt a 17.5 percent jump for Kansaes customers, or about $12.57 more a month for the typicao residential customer. The rate case was the third filed as partof KCP&L’s five-yearf resource plan, the release said.
The increase’s primaryy purpose was to recover costsd for environmental upgrades at the Iatan1 coal-fired powerr plant and common costs for the upgradesa of that plant and construction of Iatanj 2, a second coal-fired power plant under construction. KCP&oL is a subsidiary of Kansas City-basecd (NYSE: GXP), which ranks No. 8 on the Kansase City BusinessJournal ’s list of area publifc companies.
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