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For private equity deals, the outlook for 2010 and beyond is generally positive, although some stumbling blocks remain on the lending side, said panelists during a breakout session at the Association for Corporate Growth?s seventh annual Capital Connection convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center Wednesday.
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Panera Bread Co. said Wednesday that it has appointed Thomas Lynch to its board as an independent director, effective March 5. (PNRA)
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Oregon?s second-largest credit union announced Wednesday that it plans to merge with a California peer to become one of the 15 largest credit unions in the country.
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Greenwich Associates presented several national and regional awards to Frost Bank for delivering quality banking services to small businesses and middle-market firms. (CFR)
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Fox Chase Bancorp, the holding company for Fox Chase Bank, said its board of directors has adopted a plan to convert from a two-tier mutual holding company structure to a stock holding company structure.
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Executives with at least one of the banks that PNC Financial Services plans to leapfrog in the Milwaukee market said they have no plans to let their newly emboldened competitor flatten them. (PNC)
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Citigroup plans to double the number of private bankers over the next several years, from 130 to 260, Citi Private Bank?s North America CEO Peter Charrington told Dow Jones Newswires. (C) (WFC) (BAC)
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California Earthquake Authority chief executive Glenn Pomeroy on Wednesday testified to two congressional subcommittees in support of a bill to reduce the cost of earthquake insurance.
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Seven banks, or 39 percent of banks based in Northeast Florida, received a ?zero star? rating based on fourth quarter financial reports, according to a bank analyst ratings report.
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Generations Federal Credit Union has opened a new financial branch at a retail store operated by Goodwill Industries of San Antonio.
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Four more men and two businesses have been indicted as part of a $3.6 million illegal sports betting operation.
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Four warehouses in Palm Beach County could be seized in a $5.4 million foreclosure lawsuit from a commercial mortgage-backed securities fund.
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Executives with at least one of the banks that PNC Financial Services plans to leapfrog in the Milwaukee market said they have no plans to let their newly emboldened competitor flatten them. (PNC)
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Nashville-based venture capital firm Solidus Co. has launched a new microfund aimed at Middle Tennessee start-ups.
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Associated Bank?s new CEO Phil Flynn received coverage in the Chicago Tribune?s business section Tuesday for apologizing last week to Chicago-area customers, prospects and employees for Associated?s recent shortcomings. He appeared at a private breakfast where he pledged Associated will grow aggressively in the Chicago area. (ASBC)
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Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson has appointed an Overland Park banker to the board of Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.
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Federal banking regulators have ordered Baltimore-based Ideal Federal Savings Bank to merge or sell its assets to another financial institution by May 1.
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Fifth Third Bank will add evening and weekend hours at many of its Greater Cincinnati offices in response to customer demand. (FITB)
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First-time homebuyers in California have given a boost to the anemic residential real estate market.
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PAB Bankshares Inc., which recently reported plans to sell five of its branches, will look to a common stock offering worth up to $85 million to boost capital. (PABK)
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Psychiatric Solutions Inc. has formed a special committee of its board of directors and retained outside advisors to consider potential offers to take the Franklin-based behavioral health company private.
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Kirkland broker Rhonda L. Breard, who hawked her investment advice on local radio and TV stations, has been charged by federal prosecutors with mail fraud and accused of stealing from investors.
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded 30 highway and rail contracts totaling $165.9 million, according to a written statement issued Wednesday by Gov. Beverly Perdue?s office.
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The economic recovery may finally have started, Federal Reserve executive Mark Snead said at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's annual State of Small Business event Wednesday.
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The former chief investment officer of New York state?s pension system pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges he participated in a pay-to-play kickback scheme.
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Bridge Housing Corp.?s latest rental project, the 99-unit Ironhorse in West Oakland, opened its doors Wednesday.
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The Marketing Alliance saw a profit of $161,694 in its fiscal third quarter, compared to a loss of $225,320 in the prior year?s quarter.
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The Texas Hedge Fund Association has formed an alliance with the Managed Funds Association, which is based in Washington, D.C.
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The Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, which governs Florida?s largest public hospital, was warned Tuesday that Jackson Health System is losing patients and vendors are threatening to cut off supplies as it faces insolvency unless it takes drastic measures to right its finances.
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nFinanSe Inc. said it would reduce its fees to cardholders for ATM withdrawals and for electronic bill pay transactions.
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Credit card industry veteran Jerry Craft is heading a new Atlanta-based credit card firm -- Corserv Solutions Inc.
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The Star Tribune has named Jeff Griffing its chief revenue officer, with responsibility for all advertising and digital revenue.
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Fifth Third Bancorp announced Wednesday that it is relocating its North Carolina headquarters to the 201 North Tryon Street building in uptown Charlotte. The building will be renamed the Fifth Third Center. (FITB)
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Huntington Bancshares Inc. has promoted the leader of its trust operations to oversee its mutual fund management division. (HBAN)
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San Antonio Federal Credit Union (SACU) has been named a Texas Business Treasure by state lawmakers.
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Fifth Third Bancorp made it official this morning, announcing it is relocating its North Carolina headquarters to the 201 North Tryon Street building in uptown Charlotte. The building will be renamed the Fifth Third Center. (FITB) (BAC)
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The Jacksonville Economic Development Commission unanimously approved Wednesday a recommendation to the Jacksonville City Council to modify the city-held mortgage loans on the 11 E. and The Carling apartment buildings to help the company through the recession.
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The Courier Greater Cincinnati Stock Index tracks the performance of about 35 local stocks. We compare it to the broad stock market using the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 index.
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Touchmark Bancshares Inc. Chairman Thomas E. Persons Sr. and board member Daniel B. Cowart have resigned.
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First Chester County Corp. has amended its merger agreement with Tower Bancorp to allow for the sale of First Chester?s recently acquired mortgage division at the merger or before the merger is completed. (TOBC) (FCEC)
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The Jacksonville Economic Development Commission Wednesday unanimously approved a request by Lender Processing Services Inc. of nearly $3 million in city and state incentives to add 350 full-time jobs in Jacksonville. The city is being considered along with three other areas in the nation for the jobs. (LPS)
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Equinix Inc. and Boston Options Exchange Group LLC said Wednesday that BOX is moving its operations to within the Equinix data center. (EQIX)
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Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. has offered to buy its British partner for 37 million pounds ($55.2 million) in cash and a piece of any future public offering.
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Apprion Inc. said Wednesday it closed a third round of funding with $8 million.
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Consumers for years have groaned about bank overdraft fees. Now Bank of America Corp. says it?s listening. (BAC)
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University of California students and workers protested Tuesday at Blum Capital Partners? investors meeting in Sausalito to voice concern over what they view as conflicts of interest between Dick Blum?s role as a UC regent and his firm?s investment in for-profit education. (CECO)
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About 100 people, including public workers and their union, protested the fees cities are paying to Wall Street banks by rallying Tuesday at Oakland City Hall and marching into a nearby Citibank branch. (GS) (C)
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Cowlitz Bancorporation, which enacted a one-for-10 reverse stock split earlier this month in an effort to boost its shares about the NASDAQ stock exchange?s $1-per-share minimum price, now has been warned by the exchange that it doesn?t have enough publicly traded shares to remain on the exchange. (CWLZ)
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A group of former executives from Colonial Bank?s Texas operations has signed a deal to acquire Professional Bank, N.A., a Dallas-based community bank.
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PNC Financial Services plans to spend $50 million on new branches and offices over the next two to three years in the Milwaukee area with the goal of becoming the area?s third-largest bank. (PNC) (PNC)
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TIB Financial Corp. sunk deeper into the red in 2009 after writing off all the goodwill associated with its acquisition of The Bank of Venice and the operations of a failed bank. (TIBB)
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Shareholders of oil and gas companies Denbury Resources Inc. and Encore Acquisition Co. both approved Denbury's planned acquisition of Encore on Tuesday. (ENP)
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Raleigh-based Local Government Federal Credit Union paused for a moment Tuesday to announce it had reached $1 billion in total assets, a ?major business milestone? for the 27-year-old financial institution.
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R.J. O?Brien & Associates has hired two brokers to head its new energy brokerage business and Houston office.
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A daily roundup of senior-level executive hires and board appointments: Tuesday, March 9
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Two former investors in bond funds once managed by Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. have won arbitration hearings and been awarded more than $3.6 million. (RF)
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The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute said positive gains within its investment portfolio and the reclassification of some $39 million in restricted net assets helped propel it into the black in the quarter ended Dec. 31.
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Two brothers involved in an fatal shooting Saturday in St. Paul were executives at a former boutique investment firm based in St. Paul.
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When Cardinal Health Inc. renegotiated franchise agreements with pharmacies under its Medicine Shoppe and Medicap brand last year, the company said it gave franchisees breathing room to decide what?s best for them. (CAH)
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LifeLock Inc. has settled a lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission and 35 states for $12 million, ending a lingering legal battle about what the company promised in its advertising versus what it could deliver in regards to preventing identity theft.
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Multnomah County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, former State Sen. Margaret Carter and Wesley Soderback, a retired Portland resident announced their candidacies Tuesday to replace Ted Wheeler as county chair.
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More chief financial officers in the U.S. anticipate an increase in the hiring of full-time accounting and financial employees in the second quarter, according to a new survey from Robert Half International. (RHI)
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Old Florida National Bank moved its corporate offices from Longwood to downtown Orlando.
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U.S. financial stress declined further in February, reaching more normal levels, according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
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Wall Street edged up Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 10,564.38, up 11.86 points or 0.11 percent, Nasdaq was at 2,340, up 8.47 points, or 0.36 percent. (WCC) (AA) (AYE) (ATI) (AEO) (CNX) (DKS) (FII) (HNZ) (KOP) (PNC) (PPG) (X) (WAB) (AA) (AYE) (ATI) (AEO) (CNX) (DKS) (FII) (HNZ) (KOP) (PNC) (PPG) (X) (WAB)
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Solar Power Inc. will receive $24.7 million in federal stimulus funding, and hopes to start manufacturing solar panels in Sacramento County by the end of the year.
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Federal banking regulators have ordered Horizon Bank to raise more capital or sell itself.
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A Massachusetts real estate investment firm bought a 306-unit apartment complex in Hunters Creek for $26.5 million.
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The North Carolina Department of Insurance, under newly elected Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, is giving itself a pat on the back with a news release outlining what it says were its accomplishments in 2009.
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Two St. Louis residents plan to testify Wednesday in Cole County Circuit Court in Jefferson City in their $95 million lawsuit against the state of Missouri over tax credits awarded to developer Paul McKee Jr.?s $8.1 billion Northside redevelopment.
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A Troy, N.Y., attorney is seeking to recover up to $1.2 million of dividend payments made from the now-defunct Tech Valley Printing Inc. to former First Albany Cos. executive Alan Goldberg.
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Manufactured home lender, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. has agreed to refund $2.8 million to North Carolina homeowners and pay a civil money penalty of $750,000 in settlement with the North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks, NCCOB.
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John Koelmel, the president and CEO of First Niagara Financial Group, took home 47 percent more in 2009 than he had the year before.
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Gov. Ted Kulongoski has named Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler interim state treasurer.
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Apollo Gold Corp. said Tuesday it is acquiring Canadian gold producer Linear Gold Corp. Following the merger, Apollo said it will rename itself.
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BB&T's profit dipped 42 percent in 2009, but its top executive?s total compensation rose by about $1 million. (BBT)
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Nashville banking icon Jimmy Bradford Jr., who ran for decades the J.C. Bradford & Co. investment brokerage that his father founded in the 1920s, passed away at his home Monday. He was 76.
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Harleysville National Corp. said the closing of its planned acquisition by First Niagara Financial Group will be pushed back from the end of this month to sometime in the second quarter. (FNFG) (HNBC)
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Sterling Banks Inc. said its revised second-quarter 2009 loss was $9 million higher than originally calculated. (STBK)
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Hoku Materials Inc. received the second portion ? $30 million ? of a $50 million loan to pay for its polysilicon plant under construction in Pocatello, Idaho, the company said Monday.
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Banking giant Comerica Inc. said Monday that it planned to sell $800 million in common stock to help pay back funds the company borrowed from the government?s Troubled Asset Relief Program. (CMA)
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A brokerage firm analyst has downgraded its rating on Fifth Third Bancorp. (FITB)
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The Minnesota Department of Commerce has fined West Des Moines, Iowa-based American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in the state. (AEL)
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Calix Networks Inc. said Monday it now hopes to raise from $42.5 million to $53.1 million in an initial public offering.
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Californians are aware of major earthquakes and the effect from temblors, but many have not taken necessary steps to make their homes safer and protect their personal finances, according to a just-released report.
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Susquehanna Bancshares said it has initiated a public offering of common stock to raise about $300 million in fresh capital and will raise another approximately $50 million by selling other securities. (SUSQ)
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BB&T Corp.?s profit dipped 42 percent in 2009, but its top executive?s total compensation rose by about $1 million due to a promotion. (BBT)
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A telephone scam targeting Bank of the Cascades customers has earned attention from Oregon?s attorney general. (CACB)
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Fifth Third Bank announced Monday the donation of an 800-square-foot space in its Fountain Square office building to the Cincinnati Police. (FITB)
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Rebate offers are far and away the most common type of consumer complaint filed with the Colorado attorney general?s office, officials said Monday.
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Daniel Schrider, president and CEO of Olney-based Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc., made $637,184 in 2009 ? his first year as head of the company. (SASR)
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Northrop Grumman Corp. will not submit a bid for the controversial KC-X U.S. Air Force refueling tanker contract, the company said Monday while still maintaining that its would-be entry was "the best value for the military and taxpayer."
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The Jacksonville Economic Development Commission will vote Wednesday on whether or not to recommend to the Jacksonville City Council to modify the city-held mortgage loans on the 11 E. and The Carling apartment buildings to help the owner through the recession.
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Sun Bancorp said Monday that former TD Bank executive Steven J. Greenberg has been hired as president of its mortgage company, Sun Home Loans Inc.. (SNBC)
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T. Rowe Price Group Inc.?s $5.6 billion New Horizons fund has a new head after its long-time portfolio manager stepped down March 1 in a planned transition. (TROW)
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Lender Processing Services Inc. is requesting nearly $3 million in city and state incentives to add 350 full-time jobs in Jacksonville. The city is being considered along with three other areas in the nation for the jobs. (LPS) (FIS)
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Early Zynga executive Andrew Trader, who a month ago had his title downgraded, has left the company, TechCrunch is reporting.
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Entertainment Properties Trust said Monday that it had completed the acquisition of Toronto Dundas Square, a 13-level entertainment retail center in downtown Toronto, by paying off senior debt of about $120 million Canadian, or $116.7 million U.S. (EPR)
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An Orlando company that manages residential mortgage portfolios is looking to bring 175 full-time jobs to Jacksonville in three years.
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A daily roundup of senior-level executive hires and board appointments: Monday, March 8.
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Bernstein Research has cut its 2010 earnings estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp. (FITB)
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More than 90 businesses will be invited to participate in the Missouri Trade Initiative, a program designed to provide Missouri companies a business plan to increase their export sales.
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Wall Street barely budged Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 13.68 points, or 0.13 percent, finishing trading at 10,552.52. Nasdaq edged up 5.86 points, or 0.25 percent, to 2,332.21. (HFF) (AA) (AYE) (ATI) (AEO) (BK) (CNX) (DKS) (FII) (HNZ) (KMT) (KOP) (PNC) (PPG) (X) (WAB) (WCC)
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Huntington Bancshares said Monday it will hold the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newest Pittsburgh branch, in Wexford, on March 15. Columbus-based Huntington (Nasdaq:HBAN) is Pittsburgh?s seventh-largest bank according to deposits; this marks its 41st Pittsburgh area branch.
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Citizens Financial Group Inc. said Monday it is adding 487 ATMs through a partnership with Philadelphia-based Sunoco Inc. Of those, 207 are in Pennsylvania.
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Citizens Financial Group, parent to Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, said Monday it will be adding ATMs at nearly 500 Sunoco APlus Convenience Stores in 13 states throughout the East Coast.
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The Florida Bureau of Unclaimed Property returned more than $22 million last month, marking the largest amount of unclaimed property returned to owners in state history.
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BNY Mellon said Monday it is buying BHF Asset Servicing GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany, for $343 million. The deal, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the third quarter. (BK)
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Despite a reduction in the number of tax returns it prepared, lower expenses and higher average fees helped H&R Block post income growth for the quarter that ended Jan. 31. (HRB)
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First Franklin Corp.'s 2009 full-year loss grew to $1.5 million, or 92 cents per basic share, from a loss of $1.4 million, or 84 cents, per share in 2008. (FFHS)
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Babson Capital Management LLC, a unit of MassMutual, said it has closed a deal to manage five collateralized loan obligations with more than $1.7 billion under management. (JEF)
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Medical device developer Neurometrix Inc. has secured a $7.5 million line of credit with Comerica Bank.
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Private-equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners has invested in Commercial Credit Group, a Charlotte-based provider of equipment financing for the construction, fleet transportation and waste industries. (BAC)
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Another Tri-State bank has hit Cincinnati entrepreneur Rick Brunsman with a lawsuit seeking judgment for a debt that?s allegedly in default. The March 1 filing came a week after Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Norbert Nadel, in a separate matter, approved a motion to appoint a receiver for Brunsman affiliate Cincinnati Technology Services LLC.
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Earlier this year, President Barack Obama outlined his proposal for what the administration calls a ?financial crisis responsibility fee? and what most others have tabbed a ?big bank tax.?
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Last year was a year many dealmakers would like to forget, Association for Corporate Growth Chairman Dennis White said.
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ST. DAVIDS ? Milestone Partners has a third-floor office in a building that features a swank jeweler and posh spa on the ground level.
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A plan is in the works that could potentially lessen the blow to some community banks from continued fallout from Georgia?s biggest bank failure.
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Eight of 11 community banks and one thrift based in Shelby County lost a combined $28.1 million in 2009 as they struggled with deteriorating loan portfolios and set aside more cash for future losses.
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RALEIGH ? On the traditional school grading scale, it was a year in community banking that probably earned a solid C?.
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Georgia banks are getting creative to net the capital they need in a wicked economy.
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The recession clearly didn?t end in the fourth quarter for most South Florida banks, as losses widened and falling real estate values punished their balance sheets.
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More than two-dozen South Florida banks ended 2009 in troubled condition or with little margin to absorb losses in the coming year. Some of them appear likely to survive, but most experts predict more local failures.
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Outstanding loans at New Mexico?s 54 commercial banks declined by nearly $1 billion in 2009, one indication that regulators are causing them to keep more reserve capital on hand.
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Oregon?s 35 surviving banks lost $537.1 million in 2009, eight times what they lost the prior year, as real estate losses continued to hammer financial institutions.
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Banco Davivienda wants to join two of its Colombian banking competitors by opening an international branch in Miami.
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One of the state?s most generous corporate citizens is slashing its Oregon philanthropic budget.
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When the Federal Reserve Bank put the Peoples Bank, which has six branches in New Mexico, under a public, written regulatory agreement on Jan. 27, bank President and CEO Wint Winter Jr. did what he thought was best for the bank?s customers.
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After six months of raising capital, HarVest Bank of Maryland has sold about $2.5 million in trust preferred securities ? a fraction of the $12 million it had wanted to raise by the end of 2009.
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When Motion Computing Inc. quietly raised $5.6 million from venture capitalists at the end of 2009, there wasn?t much fanfare ? no news releases or glowing comments from company officials.
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An Austin-based investment firm is raising a $50 million fund to complete energy industry investments.
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Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union is pursuing an aggressive course to increase market share in Austin and San Antonio by expanding its branch network.
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Brookline Bancorp Inc. may be in play for a takeover, but the bank?s abundance of capital could limit the field.
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Pennsylvania experienced a net gain of just 47 bank branches last year, by far the lowest increase in over a decade. With preserving capital a chief priority, bankers think 2010 could be the first year where the number of branches could decline statewide.
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To help jump-start small-business lending, Gov. Martin O?Malley is asking the White House to funnel $3 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to the states so they can expand their loan-guarantee programs.
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A credit crunch that some business owners say has dried up bank loans has yet to hit home among many community banks in the Tampa Bay area.
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Bad loans at Massachusetts community banks surged to more than $1 billion at the end of 2009, with a growing number of small lenders finding themselves in risky territory.
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Bay Area bankers feel their borrowers? pain.
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Two former Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown financial planners have left the big-firm bustle behind to set up their own investment company in The Woodlands.
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A total of 45 banking institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. failed during the fourth quarter. That brought the total for 2009 to 140, the highest annual number since 1992.
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Kansas City-area banks? fourth-quarter numbers offered pretty clear results in a murky economy ? 52 saw asset growth, and 53 saw a decline, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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U.S. Bancorp is bulking up its wealth-management unit, recently hiring more than 100 industry veterans nationwide, including nine in the Twin Cities.
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Five of eight banks launched in the St. Louis area in 2005 and 2006 posted losses in 2009, and one of them, Champion Bank in Creve Coeur, badly needs an infusion of capital.
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The holding company of CrossFirst Bank plans to buy Town & Country Bank for an undisclosed amount.
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Federal regulators have cited Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville Inc. for a multitude of problems, including too much concentration in residential real estate and and insufficient capital.
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The majority of banks in southeast Wisconsin improved their capital ratios in the latest quarter, so they should have had more money to lend. But the reality is that the capacity to make loans hasn?t translated into more lending, new federal data showed.
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Great concept, not enough money.
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BNY Mellon Wealth Management is racing to hire workers, joining the growing battle for local money management business.
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Six Hawaii banks wrote off almost $389 million in construction and development loans in 2009, according to data from federal regulators.
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No commodity can be at the center of a financial mania without a lot of money being pumped into it. And in the technology and telecom bubbles, much of that cash came from venture capitalists.
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Tom Herskovits rode a wave of rising real estate prices into Cincinnati. When the wave crashed, he became one of dozens of commercial property owners struggling to keep their heads above water.
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Allied Pediatrics of New York, PLLC (APNY), a group of 18 established and highly regarded pediatrics practices in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York, announced today exciting policy changes that will allow the reach of their care to extend to thousands more New York children than in the past. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) announced new officers today. An impressive slate of elected leaders will help direct the activities of the the only domicile-neutral captive insurance association, an organization that provides the foremost education, networking and leadership for captive and risk retention group professionals. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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Beginning March 1, 2010 U.S. citizens are required to present a valid U.S. passport in order to enter Mexico. International Insurance Group, Inc. (IIG) has created a list of the latest requirements and tips to help make any 2010 Mexico Spring Break vacation a breeze. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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The snowstorms of February were reason enough to buy travel insurance (http://www.travelinsured.com) against flight delays. Airlines have added new reasons for insurance including higher rebooking fees, less flights, and mass cancellations to steer clear of new DOT rules. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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Insurance Management Association Working Closely with Leading Multimedia CMS Provider to Deliver Premium Content and Live LAMP Conference Programs to Global Audience (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Devastating floods occur throughout the United States almost every year and are the number one natural disaster in the country. That’s why Foremost Insurance encourages every person to review their flood risk leading up to National Flood Awareness Week, March 15-19, 2010. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Commercial Property Insurer FM Global's Unique Business Model, Unconventional Approach and Shared Vision Described as Hallmarks of Success (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Medibank Private Health Insurance launches new clinic to fill gap between family GP and hospital emergency rooms. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Highlights from the 2010 industry study on the fronting/risk-sharing market were just announced. This survey provides valuable insight into the use of fronting including data on primary reasons for using a fronting carrier, importance of fronting to captives, which fronting companies are used, costs, collateral requirements, yield on invested assets, reinsurance and more. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Medical Banking Rx, LLC, a full service pharmacy benefit management (PBM) firm, today announced that it has received the 2010 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Medical Banking Project Disruptive Innovator Award. The Disruptive Innovator Award was in recognition of the development of Patient Driven Rx(SM), a truly unique prescription drug program that provides real-time solutions to the deficiencies inherent in the Consumer Driven Health (CDH) market. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Nine innovative healthcare companies have been named Finalists and will vie to win three 2010 Innovations in HealthcareSM ABBY Awards at the 12th Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards Event, on April 28, 2010, hosted by the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization. These awards honor companies which have proven ways to lower the cost of providing quality healthcare through their innovative approaches to the delivery of healthcare, or medical or information/telecommunications technology. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Healthy Pets Insurance the leading online pet insurer, is extremely proud to announce that they have reached the finals of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainable Business Awards for the second year running, after securing a nomination for the finals in 2008. The winner of this year's award will be announced at an Awards Ceremony on May 20th 2010. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Six industry executives have joined fellow thought leaders on The American College's Board of Trustees. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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The ultimate goal of the healthcare reform is to attempt to regulate the incredibly high health insurance costs which leaves many out in the cold when it comes to healthcare. However, this is just the beginning of massive change in the insurance market as other sectors come under intense scrutiny. One of these will most likely be the auto insurance market, where premiums have increased steadily for the past two years. Rather than wait for Obama to enact a new reform to lower auto insurance premiums, the owners of 4insure.net have taken a more proactive approach by offering a comprehensive resource aimed at reducing insurance costs. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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Artezio, a global, information technology services and consulting provider, announces the launch of its North American operations headquartered in Cherry Hill, NJ, USA with a new delivery center in Toronto, ON, Canada. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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Each spring, a new group of lawn care businesses join the current providers to service the increasing demand for landscape maintenance. These businesses need appropriate insurance to cover their liabilities and other risks. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal intervenes in a class action lawsuit filed by the Auto Body Association of Connecticut. Lawsuit against the Hartford; Atty. General supporting request for permanent injunction to prevent unfair auto damage appraisals. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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Partners Advantage Insurance Services, LLC Announced a Strategic Alliance with The Revolution FMO. The Organizations are Joining Forces to Boost Opportunities Available to their National Distribution Network of Insurance Professionals. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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Cost of building materials and construction labour flattens throughout the year, according to report (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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A New Allergy Prevention and Testing device was revealed in New Orleans at the Annual AAAAI meeting this past weekend. Top Allergy Dr's from around the world were amazed at the vast possibilities of the new product First Defense Nasal Screens. Facts like environmental air screening and testing and 99% prevention of most all nasal allergies naturally caught everyone's attention and were the talk of the show. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2010)

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St. Louis, Missouri, estate planning attorney, Steven Spewak, is named as a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager in the March, 2010, issue of St. Louis Magazine. Spewak was one of only fourteen St. Louis area estate planning lawyers selected by the publication following a survey of high net worth St. Louis area residents, magazine subscribers and financial professionals. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2010)

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The Nationwide Building Society has launched a new range of Cash ISA's. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010)

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Nationwide Building Society Announces New Equity Bond and Savings Cash ISA Options (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010)

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ConsumerFinanceReport.com unveils its new tax related article content - created specifically to address common tax season questions as well as eliminating or reducing tax debt. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010)

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Peloton Global Distribution Services® welcomes Superior Mobile Medics as a new addition to the established and trusted group of Peloton members to offer increased efficiency to the top performers within the insurance industry. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010)

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CPS Insurance Services (CPS) is proud to announce that Heart of America Insurance Partners (HOA/CPS) is building its new brokerage agency as a CPS Affiliate, based in the south suburbs of Kansas City. HOA/CPS will continue to offer the most up to date products and services. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010)

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Similar Situation Faces 23 Million Children Across America (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Many companies today are interested in business process outsourcing, going paperless, and ending the need for manual data entry. Software as a Service (SaaS) is also a hot new technology trend. NEAS, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), found the answer to the efficiencies trifecta in Proforma Document Management Services, Inc, and took the leap. (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Second Phase has Potential to Encompass 100 Area Practitioners Serving Nearly 100K Members in Region (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Geoscape announced today the release of the FREEmium Edition of the Geoscape Intelligence System (GIS), which provides an array of powerful market intelligence functions through a user-friendly web browser interface to help marketers understand their consumers in a culturally diverse environment. (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Recession plays large role in flattening construction costs throughout the year, according to report (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Richard E. King of Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith in New Orleans, LA, Honored with Drafting the Louisiana Chapter of DRI’s Construction Litigation Desk Reference (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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InsureZone, Inc. today announced that it has purchased 100% of the assets of CMS Agency, Inc. a wholesaler based in Las Vegas, NV. The transaction gives InsureZone the opportunity to further expand its national platform in a number of western states. (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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From the 14th Edition of Executive Benefits – A Survey of Current Trends (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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As the Lone Star State continues to modify and upgrade laws and regulations pertaining to TXDOT Authority, YourAuthorityService.com has continued to stay on top of all the current changes and help drivers get the registrations and authorities needed to make and take deliveries across Texas and the country. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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United Life Group today announced the launch of www.BurialInsurancePlans.com as Learning Center and Market Place for Families to research, compare or purchase Burial Insurance Plans. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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For many uninsured Americans, finding health insurance coverage may be a simple matter of getting information about coverage that's already available to them. And, while state governments and health care advocacy groups are making concerted efforts to direct the uninsured to coverage, efforts by ordinary citizens can also help reduce the rolls of the uninsured, according to Charles Smith-Dewey, founder of one of the Web's most respect health insurance information sites. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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