Gladstone Commercial finishes 2010 with a fourth-quarter FFO of 3.0 million, a 10.1 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2009. The downward movement is attributed to $386,000 in due diligence fees incurred in acquiring a $12.3 million property in Orange City, Iowa, which the Company was required to expense under new accounting guidance rather than capitalize as it had in years past.

Linda Naylor is joining LenderLive as their new Executive VP of strategic implementation, and the company hopes to build on her 34 years of experience in the industry to maintain and enhance their overall company strategy. Naylor is charged with overseeing LenderLive's general implementation and enterprise critical initiatives.

As expected, Allstate has filed against Citigroup and Deutsche Bank AG Allstate is suing over accusations that the banks covered up risks on more than $385 million in mortgage securities purchased by the insurance company.