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Though lenders may be fishing, businesses reluctant to bite

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

With commercial loan rates near historic lows, one might assume businesses would be stampeding to their financial institutions looking for good deals on new loans or refinancing existing ones. But according to local lenders, that isn't the case.

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Loan success stories

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

Loan refinance

Sherri McMillan owns Northwest Personal Training in Vancouver. When her loan, previously held by Bank of Clark County, was sold to an out-of-state bank, she considered trying to refinance it to bring her dollars back to Southwest Washington.

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Flexibility is the key

BY KRISTY WEAVER Pacific Continental Bank

"Business as usual" no longer applies for many owners of commercial real estate properties. Throughout the Pacific Northwest, commercial real estate values have fallen dramatically since their peak in 2007.
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Credit unions vie with banks for business financing

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

Bank failures, dwindling lines of credit, difficulty finding financing - there's no doubt that the recession has hit Clark County's credit market hard.
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Opening a bank account, gaining a friend

BY TIFFANY COUCH Acuity Group PLLC

Growing up, I remember the relationships my parents (and my early employers) had with their bankers.
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One year later - a look back at the Bank of Clark County failure

BY PAUL LEONARD of the VBJ

For Columbia Gem House owner Eric Braunwart, the trouble began a little more than a year ago, in the peaceful sanctuary of his kitchen table on a Saturday morning in January.

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Good financial habits for a new year

BY AMANDA DOLLEY of Wells Fargo Bank

As we begin a new year, it might be a good time to take a fresh look at you and your business' financial picture, set new goals and establish some new habits in 2010.

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KeyBank opens Columbia Tech Center branch

BY MAT BOES of the VBJ

The planning for the grand opening Monday of KeyBank's new branch at Columbia Tech Center in Vancouver resembled more a county fair - complete with a barbeque, door prizes and balloon animals - than a corporate-sponsored event.

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A makeover for local banks

BY MAT Q. BOES of the VBJ

Don't call them branches, they're stores. And Stephani Schatz isn't a bank teller, she's a "universal associate," or a "rover" when she travels from store-to-store.

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The "new normal"

BY BILL ROLLER President of BRCapital Inc.

We find ourselves living in interesting times. Though the stock market has done surprisingly well over the last eight months and Wall Street has cashed in on its latest bonus round, it's still unclear what is in store for Main Street.

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