Articles
In his day, former Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez was
considered a power hitter. Now, Martinez has had another solid hit, and it has
nothing to do...
Editor’s note: Gov. Chris Gregoire and House Speaker Frank Chopp recently convened a meeting of thought leaders in business and politics to solve the...
After a long and successful career in banking, Pat Fahey is
taking on his most vexing challenge: bringing Frontier Bank back from the
brink.Few would...
Washington bankers have added a grim ritual to their weekly
schedule: checking the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s website on late Friday...
One lucrative local market targeted by large outside banks
is the state’s expanding international business. At a time when many banks are
reducing...
Walla Walla’s Baker Boyer Bank President Megan Clubb
predicts there will be winners in the shakeup of the banking industry. “You’re
going to see the...
Bank failures and takeovers. Real estate loan portfolios
loaded with delinquent and defaulted loans. Debates about the doctrine of “too
big to fail...
Community banks are a critical building block in the foundation of local economies, providing about one-fifth of all small-business loans and half of...




