IMF’s Lagarde: report of $273.2 billion bank hole misleading (Reuters)

Reuters – IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Saturday that reports of a draft IMF document showing a $ 273.2 billlion shortfall in European banks’ capital were misleading and the lender was still finalising its study. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Lease Up: Fifth Third Bank Expands to 218,135 SF in Chicago

By: Steven Burlison Fifth Third Bank, the diversified financial services provider, signed the largest lease renewal in downtown Chicago so far this year and expanded its previous space at 222 S. Riverside Plaza by 35,000 square feet. The firm now occupies 218,125 square feet in the bu
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Sabal Buys $212 Mil. Bank Loan Portfolio

Sabal Financial Group LP, in Newport Beach, CA, acquired a $ 212 million portfolio from a major Midwest retail bank. The portfolio includes more than 100 loans, both performing and non-performing, and is primarily secured by retail, office and industrial properties and land. A minorit
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