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Local Banks

By George Thurtle

If you have been following the news you will have heard the FDIC came in and forced merged Horizon Bank with Washington Federal effectively shutting down Horizon Bank. If you were with Horizon Bank there is one good thing with Washington Federal, in my opinion, you are probably associated with one of the best run banks in the nation. However... »

Weekly Score Card 6-29-09

By George Thurtle

Another week with some interesting activity. The overall number of listings was down this week to 287 from 295. This is the first downward trend in a few weeks. I thought as sales would continue more sellers would come to the market but maybe the sellers have figured out that while sales are good there is not much  movement upward... »