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Colonial Financial Services Reports Q4 EPS of $0.14
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 4:01pm | 46Colonial Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: COBK) announced net income of $573 thousand, or $0.14 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2010, compared to $462 thousand, or $0.12 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2009.
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First Financial Service Corporation Reports Q4 EPS of $(0.48)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 3:01pm | 99First Financial Service Corporation (Nasdaq: FFKY) today announced a net loss per common share of $(1.42) for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, compared to diluted net loss per common share of $(1.92) for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Included in the loss for the fourth quarter of 2010...
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Keefe Bruyette Opens HBOS With Market Perform
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 6:02am | 53Analysts at Keefe Bruyette initiate coverage of Heritage Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: HBOS) with a “market perform” rating. The target price for HBOS is set to $15. HBOS shares dropped 1.01% to close at $12.71 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Parkvale Financial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend (PVSA)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 3:01pm | 47Parkvale Financial Corporation, (Nasdaq: PVSA) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per common share. The dividend will be paid on April 27, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 8, 2011.
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First Defiance Financial Corp. Announces Closing of $21,210,600 Public Offering of Common Stock, Including the Exercise of the Underwriter's Over-Allotment Option
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 1:06pm | 93FIRST DEFIANCE FINANCIAL (NASDAQ: FDEF) today announced that it has completed its previously announced underwritten public common stock offering by issuing 1,600,800 shares of the Company's common stock, including 208,800 shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriter's over-allotment...
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Sterne Agee Revises HCBK Estimates
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 9:20am | 93Sterne Agee has issued a report on the revisions to the Hudson City Bancorp (NYSE: HCBK) estimates. According to the report, "Our 2011 estimate including the Q1 charge is now a loss of $0.62 p/s. Ex the charge, we see operating earnings at $0.66 p/s. Reflecting an improved net interest margin, we...
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BofA/Merrill Upgrades Hudson City Bancorp To Neutral, $10 PT
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 8:19am | 28Bank of America/Merrill Lynch has upgraded Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK) from Underperform to Neutral with a $10 price target.
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Comments Hudson City Bancorp Restructuring
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 8:06am | 85According to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK) announced after the close that the company has completed a series of restructuring transactions to address its interest rate risk & liquidity position. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reported that HCBK extinguished $12.5...
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Morgan Stanley Equal Weight On Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 7:41am | 169Morgan Stanley has an Equal-weight rating and a $13 price target on shares of Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK). In a note to investors, Morgan Stanley writes, "What's new: HCBK announced a balance sheet restructuring where it paid off $12.5 bil in higher-rate putable borrowings funded by $5 bil...
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Brian T. Regan Appointed to ESSA Bancorp, Inc.'s Board of Directors
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 4:55pm | 85ESSA Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: ESSA) the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust announces the appointment of Brian T. Regan to the Boards of Directors of the Company and Bank. The appointment was made effective at a regularly scheduled Board of Directors' meeting of the Company held on Tuesday,...
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Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. and Rome Bancorp Inc. Announce Preliminary Results of Elections Regarding Merger Consideration
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 4:17pm | 153Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: BHLB) and Rome Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROME) today announced the preliminary results of elections made by Rome Bancorp, Inc. stockholders as to the form of merger consideration to be received in the pending merger of Rome Bancorp with and into Berkshire Hills...
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Hudson City Bancorp Restructures Balance Sheet; Transactions Will Have a Negative Impact of $1.30 per Share on Q1 Results
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 4:11pm | 146Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: HCBK), the holding company for Hudson City Savings Bank, announced today that it has completed a restructuring of its balance sheet that significantly reduced higher-cost structured borrowings and will allow for increased future net interest income. As a result...
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Ameriana Bancorp Board Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.01 Per Share
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 9:26am | 118Jerome J. Gassen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI), today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on April 29, 2011, to shareholders of record as of April 8,...
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Forex Weekly Outlook – March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 7:43am | 789By ForexMansion.com Riskier assets gained traction and were able to perform well during the majority of the past week. Equity markets, along with commodities lead the charge higher and pushed commodity oriented currencies higher as well. The Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar bounced back...
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Stock Trade Ideas for the Week of March 28
Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 4:07am | 2108( click to enlarge ) SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA) has broken out to all time highs again. The volume on Friday's break was decent, not great, so a sell-stop below $99.30 is probably a good idea. Anyway, SINA is now seeing blue skies as there is no resistance overhead. The technical chart is...