Banking & Finance

AgWest distributes $414M in patronage dividends

Dividends to help reduce borrowing costs

February 6, 2025

Journal of Business Staff

AgWest Farm Credit has distributed $414 million in cash patronage dividends to its customer-members.

Washington Trust parent posts Q4 earnings increase

Full-years earnings remain essentially flat for holding company

January 30, 2025

Journal of Business Staff

W.T.B. Financial Corp. last week announced fourth-quarter 2024 net income of about $20.8 million, an increase of $9 million over the previous quarter, and a $10 million increase compared to fourth-quarter 2023.

RiverBank Holding Co. reports increase in earnings

Results characterized as record earnings by RiverBank parent

January 30, 2025

Journal of Business Staff

RiverBank Holding Co. reported 4th-quarter 2024 net income after tax totaled $677,656, or $0.61 per fully diluted share, compared to $356,283, or $0.32 per share, for the year-earlier 4th quarter.

2025 People of Influence: Ezra Eckhardt, STCU President and CEO

January 30, 2025

Tina Sulzle

Treating home as investment will grow wealth

Regular maintenance can protect asset value

January 30, 2025

Branden Griffith

Building wealth and finding the home that feels right for your family are interconnected goals, writes Spokane Realtor Branden Griffith.

Meet & Greet: Besse Bailey, Mountain West Bank regional market president

January 30, 2025

Karina Elias

Besse Bailey, a 20-year banking veteran has been promoted to regional market president of Mountain West Bank. The Journal sat down with Bailey to discuss how she got into banking and what she hopes to accomplish in this new role.

Banking & Finance News Briefs

January 30, 2025

Journal of Business Staff

Lunch Money: Student-run credit union program expands

Gesa initiative promotes financial literacy education at high schools

January 30, 2025

Dylan Harris

A student-run Gesa Credit Union branch opened earlier this month at Ridgeline High School, in Liberty Lake.

Don't lend solely for prospect of higher interest

Elevated return on loan can mean increased risk

January 30, 2025

Beau Ruff

Apply lending basics before being lured by the promise of guaranteed interest, advises Beau Ruff.

Family offices gain traction as strategy for ultra wealthy

Personalized approach goes beyond standard financial management

January 30, 2025

Erica Bullock

A centuries-old approach to wealth management, dubbed the family office, is gaining traction once again, due to a growing demographic of highly affluent families in the market.