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‘Man in black’ suspect pleads guilty to bank robbery

April 25, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

The so-called “man in black” a suspect in a series of armed bank robberies, including Glenwood State Bank in Alexandria pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to one of the heists. Continue Reading

Bank of ND bringing together smaller lenders for Bakken projects

April 25, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MINOT Investors and developers interested in helping solve North Dakota’s housing shortage often run into a common problem: how to finance multi-million dollar projects. Continue Reading

ND’s banking boom: Oil Patch banks scrambling as deposits outpace lending

November 24, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Lakeside State Bank’s origins trace back to a three-bedroom home with an attached vault in newly organized New Town on the shore of Lake Sakakawea. Continue Reading

Ratings agency says Bank of ND remains strong

October 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

A national ratings agency says the state-owned Bank of North Dakota is in great shape.
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Financial company: ND has 13 of safest banks in US

August 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota has 13 of the nation’s safest banks, a financial research and publishing company said. Continue Reading

As SD banks took recession hits, so did government coffers

August 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Bank taxes withered across South Dakota in recent years, the financial impact on state and local governments reaches into the millions. Continue Reading

At A Glance

August 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Here’s a look at the counties that received more than $100,000 this year as their shares of South Dakota banking taxes. Continue Reading

GUEBERT: Few markets are totally free

July 4, 2012 in The Daily Republic

If there’s no such thing as a free lunch and there isn’t; even the United States Department of Agriculture’s “free” National School Lunch Program cost $10.8 billion in fiscal 2010 then it stands to reason that the free market might not be entirely free either. Continue Reading

State-owned Bank of ND makes record $70 million profit

April 19, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The state-owned Bank of North Dakota set a record last year with $70.3 million in profits. The bank’s annual report says it’s the eighth straight year the state-owned bank has set an income record. The report was made public Thursday. The Bank of North Dakota had almost $62 million in profits in 2010. Continue Reading

Richard Cordray, director of consumer protection agency, talks loans ith SD students

April 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson and the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are meeting with high school students and guidance counselors to talk about student loans. Continue Reading