{"id":1193,"date":"2008-08-30T11:05:41","date_gmt":"2008-08-30T15:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2008-08-30T11:05:41","modified_gmt":"2008-08-30T15:05:41","slug":"integrity-bank-god-helps-those-that-help-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/08\/30\/integrity-bank-god-helps-those-that-help-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrity Bank: God Helps Those That Help Themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taxpayers will be picking up the cost of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eschatonblog.com\/2008_08_24_archive.html#4876940952034805323\">failed Integrity Bank<\/a>, which was &#8220;centered around a Christian faith-based business model.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 What does that mean?\u00c2\u00a0 Well, part if it was tithing its net income (something tells me that it went to the churches of its officers).\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe this was the other part:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>CEO Steve Skow earned $1.8 million that year, while senior lender and executive vice president Doug Ballard earned $847,222. 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