President of Hanover Capital Management Inc.

As Pennsylvania secretary of banking, A. William Schenck III was both regulator and recruiter.

Wesley Flint hasn't decided which specialty he'll pursue when he
graduates from Penn State College of Medicine in Derry Township,
Dauphin County.

Since the fourth quarter of 2006, our survey has shown a continuing
decline in the general economic activity in the region as measured by
the diffusion index.

Gov. Ed Rendell appointed Mary A. Soderberg as secretary of
the budget.

Gov. Ed Rendell today will sign five bills that will tighten
regulation of the mortgage-lending industry in Pennsylvania.

Do the various agencies responsible for regulating banks do
their job properly? Why or why not?

iPhone 3G review! Click here to read Andréa Maria Cecil's
latest shiny post.

Can a new CEO turn around Sprint? Either way, Andréa
Maria Cecil's headed to AT&T. Click here to read her latest blog post.

Gov. Ed Rendell celebrated the Fourth of July by signing a
$28.3 billion state budget that increases spending by about 4 percent over the
previous fiscal year.

Union National Community Bank could lose $370,000 to
misbehavior by a former employee, the bank's parent company announced today.

Business executives say the World Wide Web is the most
important marketing tool they have, but many aren't quite sure how to use it to
their advantage.

Penn National Gaming Inc. today announced it has terminated its merger agreement with affiliates of Fortress Investment Group and
Centerbridge Partners, both of New
York.

Gov. Ed Rendell and legislative leaders came to a budget
agreement this week, just in time to avert a furlough of state workers.

Dear Mr. Berko: In March 2003 I lent $8,000 to my very close
first cousin of 43 years. I have his personal note stipulating that the loan is
to be paid back in three years, by March 2006, at an interest of 8 percent. I'm
holding as collateral 85,000 shares of Sanchez Laboratories, which he bought at
50 cents a share in July 2001, which he said is worth at least $1.25 a share.