While a change in banking law is expected to spawn more mergers and acquisitions, they aren’t likely to be more prevalent in Idaho – at least, because of that. Congress passed S.2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection ...

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Idaho banks continue to do well, according to statistics from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) for the most recent quarter, which ended June 30. Total assets grew to $6.3 billion, an increase of 2 percent over the previous quarter, ...

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Banks in Idaho and nationally are closing some branches but opening new ones as they adjust to changing consumer preferences. Nationally, a number of banks, such as KeyBank and Wells Fargo, are closing branches, typically to save money, sometimes after ...

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If you’ve ever been to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, you know the person announcing the night’s performance and sponsors – typically producing artistic director Charles Fee – concludes with: “And our season sponsor, for the 20th consecutive year, is …” and the ...

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One of the distinctions between banks and credit unions is that credit unions are nonprofit, meaning they are exempt from some taxes. However, on both the federal and state level there is discussion about changing this. While there has not ...

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Roseburg, Ore.,-based Umpqua Bank is moving its downtown Boise branch from Main Street to the longtime Bank of America building at Front Street and Capitol Boulevard. The new Umpqua location will open April 24 as the bank’s largest Idaho location ...

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Bonneville County has bought the former Washington Federal Bank/Bank of America building in Idaho Falls, across the street from the county courthouse, for $360,000 from its reserve fund. The bank building will house the county treasurer and geographic information systems ...

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Many Idaho businesses will miss an Oct. 1 deadline for using new credit and debit cards and payment processing systems. The new cards, known as chip-and-pin or EMV cards, are designed to reduce the card fraud that happens at point ...

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Burley-based D.L. Evans Bank has bought the historic Alexander Building at the corner of 9th and Main streets in downtown Boise that has stood empty for a year since Zions Bank moved out. The sale, for an undisclosed amount, closed ...

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About a half dozen vacant bank buildings dot the Boise landscape. Unlike the typical retail, office or even restaurant structure, where the rules of supply and demand briskly move the market, empty bank buildings present a problem for commercial real ...

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