The easy answer is it’s complicated, but it’s really not. The driving force behind the LEI is housing permits and unemployment. The ups and downs of those factors tell the tale. Mike Petchenik has more in today’s Biz Bits.

Four area banks sold to regional credit union
A credit union headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, is moving deeper into the Peach State—and the CSRA. Southern Financial Corporation announced that their branches in


