International Business News - Regions http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its outlook for Regions Financial Corp. Wednesday due to concerns about the residential housing market. The ratings agency dropped the regional bank's outlook to "Negative" from "Stable" and reaffirmed its ratings, including an "A" long-term counterparty credit rating. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/s-p-lowers-outlook-for-regions-financial.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:53:08 EDT Shares of Regions Financial Corp. jumped Tuesday after the regional bank assumed $900 million in deposits from a failed Atlanta area bank. Shares surged $1.78, or 19.2 percent, to $11.05. The stock is down about 53 percent this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/regions-financial-assumes-deposits-shares-jump.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:04:48 EDT Shares of Regions Financial Corp. rose in premarket trading Tuesday, the first trading day after the regional bank said it has assumed about $900 million in deposits from failed Integrity Bank. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/ahead-of-the-bell-regions-financial-climbs.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:44:50 EDT Shares of Regions Financial Corp. fell Monday as the broader market was led lower on concerns surrounding American International Group Inc. Regions shares lost 30 cents, or 3.5 percent, to $8.18. Shares are down 65 percent for the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/regions-financial-shares-fall-with-rest-of-markets.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:03:27 EDT Regions Financial Corp. said Tuesday it will slash its dividend 74 percent to 10 cents from 38 cents, in an effort to save money and strengthen its capital ratios. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/regions-financial-slashes-dividend-to-10-cents.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:19:20 EDT Regions Financial Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit dropped 55 percent, below Wall Street expectations, as it set aside more than $300 million to cover bad loans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/regions-financial-2q-profit-falls-55-percent.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:52:02 EDT Regions Financial Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings rose 1 percent due to gains from the sale of Visa Inc. shares and investment securities. The regional bank's net income increased to ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/regions-financial-1q-earnings-rise.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:36:14 EDT Fitch Ratings said Friday it has lowered its individual rating for Regions Financial Corp. and changed its outlook to "Negative" due to the company's exposure to homebuilder loans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/fitch-lowers-regions-financial-rating.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:52:11 EDT The chairman, president and chief executive of Regions Financial Corp. received compensation valued at $17.3 million in 2007, a year that the bank took hefty losses on loans to property developers, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080312/regions-financial-ceo-gets-17-3m-in-07.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:50:02 EDT Abkhazia, a region that broke away from Georgian government control in the 1990s, intends to seek international recognition as an independent nation, citing Kosovo as a precedent, a lawmaker said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/breakaway-regions-push-for-independence.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:19:05 EST Stifel Nicolaus & Co. upgraded Regions Financial Corp. Wednesday, saying the bank's shares have fallen so far, they're not likely to go lower. Regions shares, which have lost about 40 percent since last April, added 30 cents to $21.11 in afternoon trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/regions-financial-rises-on-upgrade.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:24:56 EST Shares of Regions Financial Corp. traded lower Wednesday morning after Citi Investment Research analyst Greg Ketron cut his rating on the bank to "Sell" from "Hold." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/regions-shares-fall-on-analyst-cut.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:06:45 EST