KEY WEST, Fla. - (03/21/05) -- Police say they have arrested a manwho robbed Keys FCU last week by threatening the teller with apitchfork. The suspect, identified as Fred Simunovic, was arrestedas he waited to board the Key West Ferry to Fort Myers. Simunovichad threatened a teller with the garden tool, then ran out of thecredit union with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. Theyfound $1,900 believed stolen from the credit union on him when hewas arrested. Police found Simunovic at the ferry terminal afterthe captain refused to ley him board because he appeareddrunk.
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Strong loan and deposit growth led to a double-digit increase in revenues and an even bigger jump in profits at the Columbus, Ohio-based regional bank.
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Flagstar shareholders approved a plan to merge its holding company into the bank; Huntington tapped a new chief auditor, along with two new business leaders; First Foundation hired a new chief credit officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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In a tough quarter for the auto industry, the Detroit-based lender posted earnings that sped past Wall Street's expectations.
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Approximately three years after the one-time non-depository bought Roscoe (Texas) State Bank, Cornerstone Capital Bancorp agreed to purchase Peoples Bancorp.
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Regional banks say their asset quality is solid amid skittish investors. The KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index was largely stable Friday after falling by as much as 7% the day before.
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Coordinated sanctions target two networks behind so-called pig butchering scams, human trafficking and money laundering for North Korean cybercrime groups.
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