MB&A, Inc. News

MB Financial 's stock had its "hold" rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Jefferies Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Chicago's fifth-largest bank by assets is in discussions with regulators on redeeming $196 million of preferred shares it issued to the Treasury Department under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, CEO Mitchell Feiger told analysts on Jan.

MB Financial Inc.'s fourth-quarter results fell shy of Wall Street's expectations, but things are still looking up for the Chicago company.

Crain's Chicago Business is reporting that investment groups have been purchasing packages of mortgage loans on Chicago-area properties.

Lovely piece by Megan McArdle in The Atlantic about the 10-year reunion of her University of Chicago MBA class.