NEW YORK (AP) — As soon as Bank of America puts one mortgage-related lawsuit behind it, another always seems to rear its head.

The bank announced Wednesday that it would pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit led by pension funds and other investors who say they were misled about mortgage-backed investments they bought from Countrywide, a mortgage lender Bank of America bought in 2008. The bank portrayed the settlement as good news because it resolved the bulk of securities claims related to residential mortgage-backed securities.

2. Mercer Capital Analysts Achieve High Exam Pass Rate - Monday, August 13, 2012

Mercer Capital analysts have achieved a 100 percent pass rate in the Chartered Financial Analyst exam, according to the Memphis-based firm.

Sujan Rajbhandary passed the Level 3 exam, Alex M. Barry passed the Level 2 exam, and Whitney L. Faust, Mary Grace McQuiston and Michael J. Sandler passed the Level 1 exam.

3. Lawmakers Seize on Report Detailing Impact of Cuts - Wednesday, July 18, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats seized on a new report estimating that automatic budget cuts will cost the economy 2 million jobs to level election-year charges that underscored the deep political divide over how to avert the looming crisis.

4. Nursing Homes Sell For $30 Million - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

200 South Parkway W.
Memphis, TN 38109

Sale Amount: $15.9 million

Sale Date: Jan. 10, 2012

5. Pleasant View Apts. Sells in Foreclosure - Monday, January 23, 2012

Memphis-based WI Memphis LLC has bought the 259-unit Pleasant View apartment complex in Frayser for $1.7 million at a trustee’s foreclosure sale. The seller was Mark Turner, trustee, on behalf of The Maclellan Foundation Inc.

6. Stonebridge Apartments Sells for $22 Million - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

9135 U.S. 64 and 9225 U.S. 64
Memphis, TN 38016

Sale Amount: $21.9 million

Sale Date: Dec. 6, 2011

Buyer: AB Merion Stonebridge LLC

7. Whitney Cap. Files Loan for 99 N. Main Apts. - Monday, December 19, 2011

Memphis 99 Tower LP, an entity affiliated with New York-based Whitney Capital Co. LLC, has filed a $6.7 million trust deed through Oak Grove Commercial Mortgage LLC for The Renaissance Apartments at 99 N. Main St.

8. Smith Named Vice Prez At S. Webster Haining - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Doug Smith has been named vice president, administrative operations, at S. Webster Haining & Co.

9. Regions Creates Wealth Mgmt. Group - Friday, June 24, 2011

Regions Bank has created a new Wealth Management Group that combines its trust, private banking and insurance units into a single business line.

10. Williams Joins Ronald McDonald House Charities - Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Keaton Williams has joined Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis as special events coordinator.

11. Yeates Joins A2H As Project Manager - Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Arthur Yeates has joined Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc. (A2H) as an architectural project manager.

12. Fuhrman Joins Investec Realty Services - Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Eric Fuhrman has joined Investec Realty Services. Fuhrman is a Certified Commercial Investment Member and a six-year veteran in commercial sales and leasing.

Hometown: Born in Des Plaines, Ill., a suburb of Chicago
Work Experience: One of my favorite work experiences was training police divers in underwater search and recovery with the National Academy of Police Diving. Later I worked as an estimator/project manager for a commercial construction firm and most recently transferred to Investec Realty Services after five-plus years with Crye-Leike Commercial.
Family: My wife, Joanna, is a local and we have five children – Gabe, 11; Audrey, 10; Sam, 8; Ellie, 4; and Molly, three weeks.
Favorite quote: “A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm,” Charles M. Schwab.
Activities you enjoy outside of work? I love running with the family. We try to hit most of the 5Ks around town. As of one week ago, I am the director of the SYS Golden Saints Track & Field Team. Go Saints!
Why did you pursue a career in real estate? I believe that God never wastes life experiences on us. This field seemed like a blend of many of my life experiences.
What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishments? Earning my designation as a Certified Commercial Investment Member was a proud moment although I feel that it is an equally great accomplishment anytime I am able to meet a need for one of my clients through a commercial real estate transaction.
What do you most enjoy about your work? I really like the team concept promoted at Investec. I couldn’t be happier to work alongside Jon Albright and tackle some of the amazing projects we have coming down the pipeline.

13. Life or Death for The MED - Monday, March 01, 2010

A hand as tiny as a budding leaf punched at the air inside a baby incubator.

Kelley Smith, the head nurse of the neonatal intensive care unit at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, checked on the little fighter.

14. Banks Report Mixed Q3 Results - Monday, October 26, 2009

The spate of third-quarter reports from banks with ties to Memphis continues this week, with Mississippi-based Cadence Bank and Trustmark next up to show how they fared between July and September.

15. Executive Recruiter Copes With Economic Challenges - Friday, July 24, 2009

Matching employers with management personnel is challenging during any recession, but the current economic downturn poses unique obstacles, said Whitney Hodges, the owner of RSG Recruiting Service Group Inc.

16. Fogerty Joins Jackson Lewis In Of Counsel Role - Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Whitney King Fogerty has joined Jackson Lewis LLP as of counsel.

Fogerty was previously a shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, where she specialized in labor and employment litigation. She has practiced law for 10 years and has been named among Chambers USA’s Leading Lawyers for Business the past two years.

17. Multifamily Market Dominated By Foreclosure Sales - Thursday, May 14, 2009

Apartment complexes can be found throughout Memphis, but lately it seems the center of the multifamily world is on the courthouse steps Downtown.

Foreclosure sales have dominated the industry’s activity in Shelby County of late, with the most lucrative deals occurring as trustees’ deeds after the original owner defaults on a property or as bank sales after the lender reclaims and resells the property.

18. New Playground Could Become Cooper-Young Rallying Point - Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Peabody Elementary School and the Cooper-Young Community Association (CYCA) began 2008 united in what school administrators and neighborhood leaders hope will become a positive partnership through the simple act of play.

19. Story of Hope Highlights Coming Med Foundation Report - Monday, May 21, 2007

By the time Kelly Bolton Jordan had prematurely given birth at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The Med) to a frail, tiny baby girl who weighed barely more than one pound, the worst of her fears was over.

20. Archived Article - Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Three Memphis
Senior living communities
Sale Amounts: $11 million; $11.6 million; $7.1 million

Sale Date: April 26, 2007

21. Michigan Management Co.Buys Frayser Walgreens - Wednesday, May 02, 2007
     A Michigan-based company has invested in a Walgreens drug store in Frayser.
     Fetter Memphis LLC bought the 15,240-square-foot Walgreens at 3100 Thomas St. from NTP Highway 51-Whitney for

22. Crone Named Fellow of Memphis Bar Foundation - Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Alan Crone, attorney and co-founder of Crone & Mason PLC, has been named a fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation. The appointment was made at the annual joint meeting of the Memphis Bar Association and its charitable arm, the Memphis Bar Foundation, Sept. 11. Read more about Crone in tomorrow's Law Talk feature.

23. Methodist Le Bonheur's Wade Becomes First to Achieve BCIA Certification - Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Deanne Wade has become the first therapist in the tri-state area (Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi) to become certified through the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA) in pelvic muscle dysfunction biofeedback. Wade is a physical therapist and supervisor in incontinence and pelvic rehabilitation at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital.

24. Retired Commercial Appeal Editor to Head Children's Museum Board of Trustees - Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Angus McEachran has been elected president of the board of trustees at The Children's Museum of Memphis, 2525 Central Ave. He has served on the board since 2003. McEachran is the retired editor and president of The Commercial Appeal. He also has served on the boards of the Memphis Riverfront Development Corp., the Scripps Howard Foundation and Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA).

25. DeSoto Restaurant Market Takes Off - Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Five years ago, DeSoto County's list of places to dine wasn't that impressive. But today, choices abound.

With more than 1 million square feet of retail space expected to be delivered in the next few years, coupled with the construction of several new subdivisions, it's no wonder the dining options available to DeSoto County residents are increasing exponentially.

26. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Harmony Woods

Construction Begins on Tax Credit Property

Harmony Woods

Apartments

Cost: $2.2 million

Borrower: Harmony Woods Apartments LP

Lender: PNC Bank NA

Trustee: Community Equity and Title Co.

Property: 4.05 acres near ...

27. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, August 15, 2003
By Jane Aldinger

Bells work pulls on heartstrings, especially her own

By JANE ALDINGER

The Daily News

Judy Bell said she didnt do anything special.

But, after hearing about her dedication to a close friends battle with lymphoma and he...

28. Archived Article: Small Biz - Monday, January 04, 1999
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Entrepreneur found her calling and now helps others find theirs By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Whitney Hodges tested the waters in a variety of fields before she found her niche in the corporate world. Now, Hodges spends he...

29. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 12, 1996
01/05 Calendar Feb. 12 The MidSouth Workers Compensation Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Racquet Club. The speaker will be Dr. William Bourland of The Orthopaedic Clinic, who will address "Reduction of Workers Compensation Costs by P...

30. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 05, 1996
01/05 Calendar Feb. 6 The 1996 Hazardous Waste Annual Report Workshop will be at State Technical Institute from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services at (615) 532-8657. The Tennessee Ba...