Writer: Tom Bengtson

State officials collect data in effort to mitigate mortgage troubles. [Continue]

The political climate in Wisconsin for the banking industry could be chilly throughout 2008, according to leadership of the Wisconsin Bankers Association who spoke at the annual WBA Group One meeting. [Continue]

Randy Newman, chairman and CEO of Alerus Financial, proudly showed me around Grand Forks, N.D., the town that was almost wiped off the map by a flood a decade ago. Newman is North•Western Financial Review’s 2008 Banker of the Year. Newman has an inspiring story, which we tell beginning on page 10, but I learned … Read more

AGAINST ALL ODDS: Newman took company from disaster to prosperity [Continue]

Congratulations to the South Dakota Division of Banking, which received accreditation from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors on Oct. 31. CSBS performs a valuable service to the industry and to the country, by setting standards of professionalism for the state regulatory departments. South Dakota is the 46th state to be accredited since the accreditation … Read more