Earnings healthy for Montana banking companies in first quarter
Great Falls Tribune - Montana’s two publicly traded banking companies reported strong quarterly earnings growth this week. Earnings at Great Falls-based United Financial Corp. were up 7 percent in the first quarter of 2006, while Kalispell-based Glacier Bancorp said its

Hawaii home loans hold at 6.25%
Pacific Business News - The prevailing 6 1/4 percent rate for a fixed-rate mortgage held for yet another week, the Honolulu Board of Realtors reported Friday. For 30-year notes, First Hawaiian Bank , Bank of Hawaii , American Savings Bank , Central Pacific Bank , Finance