Archive for March, 2008

“I’m not going to spend that much on interest. It was very disheartening.”

When she stopped by a Wachovia branch in Charlotte last month, Marilyn O’Connor asked about refinancing her townhome. via News Observer

NEW CASTLE, Ind.—-Ameriana Bancorp , today announced revised earnings for the year ended December 31, 2007, of $1.2 million or $0.39 per share. The decrease from the amount previously reported for 2007 related to an additional write down of $520,000 on a commercial real estate construction property held as other real estate owned, and reduced net income by $343,000 after tax.

Meta Financial Group, Inc. , is pleased to report it completed the previously announced sale of its MetaBank West Central subsidiary to Anita Bancorporation , which included all three MetaBank West Central locations in Stuart, Casey, and Menlo.

Parkvale Financial Corp. has declared its regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents. The parent of Parkvale Bank said the dividend is payable April 30 to shareholders of record on April 7.

Sovereign Bank and SNY, the television home of the New York Mets, announced today that Sovereign will sponsor Mets programming on SNY for the 2008 baseball season.

LOS ANGELES—-Center Financial Corporation today announced that it has received a notice from First Intercontinental Bank terminating the definitive agreement jointly announced by the two parties on September 18, 2007 under which Center Financial was to have acquired First Intercontinental.