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Re: survival 
Sorry for the delay babes, we were skiing up in the
Adirondacks and although the lodge had wi-fi, the
few times I was in it I was more concerned about.
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Business & Finance > Investments > Stocks (A to Z) > Stocks F >
First Merchants Corp. (FRME)
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alexandra.beave... |
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8-Feb-10 11:20 am |
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Re: survival
Sorry about the "minion" crack, honey! We
agree that you're not smart but disagree when
it comes to the focus on the numbers. Thet's the
way mgmt. thinks and look where it's gotten t
hem...
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alexandra.beave... |
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4-Feb-10 02:44 pm |
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Re: survival
"There are More," you're ever the optimist,
aren't you? Either that or you're one of Rechin's
minions, er, I mean employees. You're right about
the dividend and sure, they can at least afford to
set aside...
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alexandra.beave... |
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2-Feb-10 09:36 am |
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Re: desent
Art, here's another one for you to check out: ONB...just
named by Forbes as the 18th (out of 100) Best Performing
Bank in the US! They compete head to head in several
markets with FRME (Indy, Muncie, Lafayette...
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alexandra.beave... |
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12-Jan-10 01:39 pm |
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Re: desent
Art, honey...is the AZ sun baking your brain? Retired
from IN and haven't been back in awhile? Check
out SRCE; their market area includes N. IN and their
HQ is just west of...
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alexandra.beave... |
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8-Jan-10 02:42 pm |
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Re: desent
Stocktrader, honey, the word you're looking for
is "descent." I think the year end #s will
set the stage for the next phase of this bank's
life. A small profit for Q4 shows a positive trend
since the big loss and they...
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alexandra.beave... |
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7-Jan-10 04:18 pm |
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Re: Why is it tanking that much?
Actually the $30 mil. loss was in Q2. They lost about
$6 mil. in Q3...a "positive" trend but I'm
still expecting a loss of $1-$2 mil. for Q4.
Business & Finance > Investments > Stocks (A to Z) > Stocks F >
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alexandra.beave... |
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21-Dec-09 05:17 pm |
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Re: Insider buy
If you're referring to the CFO's purchase back
on the 13th, he's okay...just a bean-counter taking
advantage of a good deal. As for the CEO and his Nat
City mafia that he's brought over, the jury is
out...
Business & Finance > Investments > Stocks (A to Z) > Stocks F >
First Merchants Corp. (FRME)
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alexandra.beave... |
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1-Dec-09 05:16 pm |
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Re: could this
Yeah, yeah, yeah...we all know about the ratios. I
don't think anyone in their right mind on this
board thinks this place will fail. We're talking
M&A if losses continue to mount and/or additional
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First Merchants Corp. (FRME)
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alexandra.beave... |
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19-Nov-09 04:00 pm |
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Re: could this
OK, I'll try not to fall prey to that if you try
not to fall prey to the myth that the "back slapping,
have another beer" atmosphere in those suites
is the most effective way to attract/retain busin
ess...
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alexandra.beave... |
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18-Nov-09 11:01 am |
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Meager Earnings
So says their local paper. At least they could afford
to take the extra large reserve this quarter out of
earnings. Let's hope they've reserved adequately
now. Thoughts out there?
Business & Finance > Investments > Stocks (A to Z) > Stocks L >
LSB Financial Corp. (LSBI)
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alexandra.beave... |
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17-Nov-09 09:42 am |
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Re: could this
Thanks. Good analogies; let's hope you're right.
They need a profitable quarter or 2 so they can then
raise some much needed capital. Re: the luxury suite,
a relative that's a client who was...
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alexandra.beave... |
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17-Nov-09 09:37 am |
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Re: could this
I pointed this out on this board a few months back
- several members of the senior mgmt. team are former
Nat City boys. We all know what happened to that bank,
but yet Cox and...
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alexandra.beave... |
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12-Nov-09 10:49 am |
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Re: trouble
Their acquisiton of Lincoln wasn't an indicator
of their strength, they just found a bargain because
Lincoln's loan portfolio was distressed and they
bought them for a steal because they...
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alexandra.beave... |
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26-Oct-09 01:46 pm |
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Re: Insider Buys
The purchases ranged from approx. 1,300 shares down
to about 50 with most purchases in the 500 share range.
If you had looked closer you...
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alexandra.beave... |
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5-Oct-09 09:42 am |
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Bank Wins Award
What a sleepy message board! Wake up, you Hoosiers!
My IN contacts tell me this bank recently won the
Grand Marquis de Lafayette Award awarded by their
local Chamber for outstanding community...
Business & Finance > Investments > Stocks (A to Z) > Stocks L >
LSB Financial Corp. (LSBI)
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alexandra.beave... |
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22-Sep-09 10:41 am |
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Re: Expense Control??
Spoken as if you were their corporate party planne
r.
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alexandra.beave... |
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21-Sep-09 02:18 pm |
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Expense Control??
Got my divvy boys, but explain this to me: how does
a bank that claims to be a "community bank,"
one that took $16 mil. in TARP $, one that lost $31
mil. in Q2, rationalize...
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alexandra.beave... |
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21-Sep-09 09:11 am |
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Re: Here is why you should buy FRME
Mick, Iagree with you, honey! Sources of mine in IN
tell me that lender is still with them.
Business & Finance > Investments > Stocks (A to Z) > Stocks F >
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alexandra.beave... |
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4-Sep-09 10:59 am |
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Re: Here is why you should buy FRME
Careful lenders? Well, let's see - IN connections
of mine tell me one of their Muncie area lenders got
burned for $10 mil. (1/3 of their Q2 loss) by pho
ny...
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alexandra.beave... |
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31-Aug-09 01:56 pm |
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