Local banks with "weak" ratings

[BobbyG]

Thinking of doing that "move your money" thing from a big bank to a
local, community bank? First...

http://www.thestreet.com/bank-safety/index.html

Enter State: Wisconsin & you can review various banks

e.g.

Associated Bank --gets a D
Bank of Wausau gets D-
Community First Bank, Rosholt D-
Key Savings, WI Rapids C-
Marshfield Saving D+
Pineries Bank C+
Portage Cty Bank C-
River Cities C-
Wood Trust C+

they don't review credit unions on that site.

b.g.

[Chris Malek]

Bobby,

I see M&I Bank and AnchorBank don't get very high marks either.

It is interesting that M&I Bank does a lot of business with the local
potato farmers.

Chris Malek

[D Wright Esq & Ann H Wright]

International Bank of Amherst has a very high B+. I do like that. One more
point for Amherst. We are also are removing the nitrates from our water.
Plus, we have the Jensen Center, not to mention the "Art District". Ya gotta
love Amherst. D Wright

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[BobbyG]

On Jan 28, 10:53 am, "D Wright Esq & Ann H Wright" <dkwri...@wi-

net.com> wrote:
> International Bank of Amherst has a very high B+. I do like that. One more
> point for Amherst. We are also are removing the nitrates from our water.
> Plus, we have the Jensen Center, not to mention the "Art District". Ya gotta
> love Amherst. D Wright

Yeh, you gotta love Amherst. I always thought that "Tomorrow River
valley" had such a hopeful, uplifting sound to it.

Does anyone know if there are credit unions that lend to small farm
ventures, in this area? It seems to me that most credit unions are
stuck in the model where the main form of loans they make are for
consumer goods -- house loans and car loans -- but little money goes
to small biz. Or am I off-base in thinking this?

The notion that "your house is your biggest investment" may finally
get a long-overdue retirement now that people have learned that houses
can go down in value, too. If they're really serious about creating
millions heaped upon millions of these "new jobs," someone on Planet
Bank will have to start lending money to small biz ventures such as,
for example, small farms. The Slow Money idea, brought local.

Just wondering.

bobby g

[D Wright Esq & Ann H Wright]

Its like a metaphor, if you will. So what will the Tomorrow River look
like--metaphorically speaking? Does the river run deep and cool, warm and
weedy, fish-filled and strong, cleansing and vibrant or will it look like
the Little Plover? How we treat our rivers may be a metaphor. Lets hope they
both flow freely, strong and clear, filled with Brook Trout, unencumbered by
the hand of man. Better be prepared to fight. D Wright

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