Press Releases - Archives 2005

December 2005

• New: Corporation Annual Reports and Other Documents Now Available online at DFI Website -- December 14, 2005
• Regulators Urge Investors to Carefully Check Credentials of ‘Senior Specialists’ -- December 12, 2005
• Minimum Credit Card Payments Rising -- December 09, 2005
• Governor’s Business Plan Contest accepting entries; more than $100,000 in prizes already pledged -- December 07, 2005 (PDF: 123 KB / 2 pages)
• High School Students Create Campaign to Educate Parents on Saving Money at Tax Time -- December 02, 2005

November 2005

• DFI and OCI Censure Waddell & Reed for Mishandling Customers' Accounts -- November 29, 2005 (PDF: 35 KB / 2 pages)
• DOA releases RFP for bids on management services for the EdVest program -- November 07, 2005

October 2005

• DFI Announces System Fee Waiver & Reduction for Investment Advisers -- October 10, 2005

September 2005

• FDIC Chairman Says Action at Federal Level Needed to Preserve Healthy Dual Banking System -- September 26, 2005
• DFI Strengthens Discrimination Rule in Credit Transactions -- September 23, 2005
• DFI Orders Licensing Exemption for Investment Professionals
  Displaced by Hurricane Katrina -- September 22, 2005
• DFI's Patricia Struck Takes Office as President of International Securities Group -- September 20, 2005
• CSBS Urges Flexibility, Workout Plans for Banks Impacted by Katrina -- September 20, 2005
• Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium will help emerging companies become ‘venture ready’ -- September 13, 2005 (PDF: 131 KB / 2 pages)
• Agencies Encourage Insured Depository Institutes to Assist Displaced Customers -- September 06, 2005
• Carrie Templeton is Appointed New Executive Assistant at Department of Financial Institutions -- September 02, 2005

August 2005

• WisBusiness: State Board Considers Investing More in Tech -- August 22, 2005 (external link)
• Executive Assistant Kathryn Carlson Testifies on Payday Loans -- August 19, 2005 (PDF: 17 KB / 2 pages)
• Secretary Keating Heinemann's Comments to FDIC on Tuition Savings Programs -- August 08, 2005 (PDF: 15 KB / 2 pages)

July 2005

• Department of Financial Institutions Warns Investors to Beware of Phony Regulators -- July 28, 2005
• First Lady Will Host 50 Top Teachers at Executive Residence -- July 11, 2005

June 2005

• Ladysmith Bank Converts to State Charter -- June 28, 2005
• Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy Inaugural Meeting a Success -- June 02, 2005

May 2005

• Treasury Fund Head to Speak at Summit on Financial Resources For Wisconsin’s Native Communities -- May 17, 2005

April 2005

• DFI Secretary Lorrie Keating Heinemann Visits Third Graders to Highlight "Teach Children to Save Day" -- April 25, 2005
• Wisconsin Jump$tart Coalition Wins First “State Coalition of the Year” National Award -- April 12, 2005

March 2005

• Wisconsin Names Top 10 Threats to Investors -- March 23, 2005
• DFI Joins in Sponsoring the Fourth Annual Beloit/Janesville Money Conference -- March 15, 2005
• Free Credit Reports Available in March -- March 01, 2005
• Task Force to Improve Students' Financial Literacy -- March 01, 2005

February 2005

• Consumer Alert: The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau warns consumers and businesses of a mortgage elimination scam targeting homeowners and lenders in Wisconsin.
  -- February 15, 2005

January 2005

• Governor Doyle Announces Wisconsin Angel Network to Connect Entrepreneurs with Early-Stage Investors -- January 04, 2005 (PDF: 83 KB / 2 pages)