FirstMerit Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Full Year Results.
4Q08 EPS of $0.36 and 2008 EPS of $1.48 Per Share AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstMerit Corporation today announced fourth quarter 2008 net income of $29.1 million, or $0.36 per diluted share. This compares with $29.8 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the third...

Sierra Vista Bank Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Financial Results.
FOLSOM, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Sierra Vista Bank (BULLETIN BOARD: SVBA) , announced record growth in 2008. Sierra Vista Bank ended 2008 with $69.5 million in total assets, an increase of $40.1 million or 136% over 12/31/07 total assets of $29.4 million. Year end 2008 deposits totaled...

Commercial Savings Bank is Moving in October of 2009.
MARION, Ohio, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Savings Bank (CSB) is pleased to announce the purchase of a new facility in Marion. The new site is located at 195 Barks Rd., just two blocks away from the bank's current building at 170 Barks Rd. "We are thrilled...

Merchants Bancshares, Inc. Announces Participation in Temporary Liquidity Program.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merchants Bancshares, Inc. ("Company"), , the holding company for Merchants Bank ("Bank"), today announced that the Bank will participate in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's ("FDIC") Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program ("TLGP"), which consists of the Transaction Account Guarantee Program ("TAGP") and Debt...

Bank Customers Earn Cash from Citizens Financial Group for Going Green.
Green$ense, the first eco-friendly banking incentive program, rewards customers for reducing paper transactions PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of Citizens Bank and Charter One can earn money by enrolling in Green$ense, an industry-first, eco-friendly banking incentive program. As the most robust program of its kind,...

Bank of Commerce Holdings(TM) Announces 2008 Operating Results.
REDDING, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patrick J. Moty, President & CEO of Bank of Commerce Holdings , a $775 million financial services holding company, and parent company of Redding Bank of Commerce(TM), Roseville Bank of Commerce(TM), Sutter Bank of Commerce(TM) and Bank of Commerce Mortgage(TM) today announced 2008...

77% of Americans Say 'Yes' to 'Always On' Banking.
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Research published today by Monitise Americas, the mobile money people, demonstrates that Americans are increasingly demanding 'always on' information about their money, with 77% saying that it was important for them to have real-time and immediate information regarding their bank and credit card...

Speaking Out.
ALREADY acknowledged as the texting capital of the world, the Philippines is now expanding its role further by aggressively pushing the use of mobile banking technology in the area of micro-finance. This development is expected to benefit a lot of our countrymen especially in hard-to-reach areas in the countryside....

'Save It Forward' program brings kids back to school.
One in every six school-age children in the Philippines is deprived of education. Poverty drives them out of the classrooms and into labor where they are sometimes exposed to harsh surroundings and environments not even suitable for adults. Because of the need to work and live out...

If Your Bank Accounts Exceed FDIC Coverage, You Have Only Yourself To Blame.
The recent failure of IndyMac Bank and the turmoil in the financial markets have made investors focus on the safety and security of their moneys on deposit in banking institutions. By being careful in how deposits are owned, it is relatively easy to secure more than the basic insurance...