After 27 years of operation, Northwest Trustee & Management Services, a Spokane-based professional trust and estate management firm, has transitioned from a sole proprietorship to a limited-liability corporation. Founder and President Stephen Trefts sa

Walla Walla-based Banner Bank has expanded its operations here significantly since completing a merger with former Spokane-based AmericanWest Bank, says Kirk Quillin, Banner Bank's east region senior vice president. Since the merger with AmericanWest w

Modern Woodmen of America, a member-owned fraternal benefit society that sells life insurance, annuities, and other investment products, is looking to expand its team of financial representatives as well as its membership in the Spokane area. Modern Woo

Whitworth University's four-student Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) team heads to Chicago next week to compete in an international competition against teams from more than 100 colleges and universities from around the world. The four-day event starts

Spokane-based Wheatland Bank continues to hold a position of strong liquidity after record 2015 year-end earnings, fueled by its highest percentage loan growth in 36 years, and its CEO expects ongoing gains this year. Meanwhile, Wheatland will expand off

Southern Idaho-based Idaho Central Credit Union has just one modest branch in North Idaho, but the credit union has big growth plans there, just as it's enjoying consistent strong performance across the financial cooperative, says Coeur d'Alene branch

Spokane-area financial advisers say they have become more assertive in their efforts to help young workers build savings while planning for retirement. 'What's the biggest challenge for young people saving for retirement? In a word, life,” says Pau

In an effort to meet rising customer demands for its products and services here, Northwestern Mutual-Inland Northwest expects to add 30 new advisers and 30 interns this year across its nine regional offices, managing partner Paul Hanson says. 'Consumer