International Business News - UMPQ 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 Shares of most regional banks rose Tuesday, after several announced they have been approved for capital investments from the government. A number of regional banks, including SunTrust Banks Inc., KeyCorp, Fifth Third Bancorp and Zions Bancorp, have announced this week that they've received preliminary approval from the government for investments under the U.S. Treasury Department's capital purchase program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/sector-snap-regional-bank-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:58:17 EDT Umpqua Holdings Corp. said Tuesday it has received preliminary approval from the Treasury Department for a $214 million investment under the government's direct investment program for U.S. banks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/umpqua-getting-214-million-from-treasury.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:10:18 EDT Shares of regional banks mostly rose Tuesday after the Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged at 2 percent. The Fed last lowered the federal funds rate in April by one quarter of a percentage point. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/regional-banks-mostly-rise-on-fed-rate-decision.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:47:03 EDT Umpqua Holdings Corp., parent company of Umpqua Bank and Strand, Atkinson, Williams & York Inc., said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 19 cents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/umpqua-holdings-declares-19-cent-dividend.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:27:02 EDT Shares of regional banks were mixed Friday after the Commerce Department reported that personal incomes in July dropped by the largest amount in nearly three years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/sector-wrap-regional-bank-stocks-mixed.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:29:17 EDT Shares of regional banks mostly rose Wednesday, after a better-than-expected report on durable goods orders helped boost investor sentiment. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that orders for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 1.3 percent in July compared with the previous month, well above what economists had predicted. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/sector-wrap-regional-bank-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:37:41 EDT Shares of regional banks tumbled Monday, along with the broader market, as concerns over the credit ratings of American International Group Inc. weighed on financial stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/sector-snap-regional-bank-stocks-fall.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:33:28 EDT Investors poured money into regional bank stocks Friday on speculation of a possible Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. takeover and a decline in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/sector-snap-regional-bank-stocks-rise.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:24:40 EDT Shares of regional banks fell Monday as U.S. stocks faltered on new reports of troubles in the financial sector related to the ongoing housing mess and resulting disruption in the credit markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/sector-snap-regional-bank-stocks-decline.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:27:49 EDT The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index was nearly unchanged at midday Monday, with RV maker Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. taking the biggest hit and Tronox Inc. leading the gainers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/s-p-smallcap-600-in-focus-fle-trx.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:43:16 EDT Weakness in the California economy is spreading beyond residential housing to areas including the commercial real estate sector, creating more challenges for many Western banks, said RBC Capital Markets analyst Joe Morford in a note to clients Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/analyst-foresees-growing-weakness-at-calif-banks.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:17:29 EDT