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Bank of America Corp. lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss American International Group Inc.’s fraud claims over devalued Countrywide Financial mortgage-backed securities it had to sell as part of the government bailout.
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By Edvard Pettersson |
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Newport Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank has posted a third quarter net income of $417,000, or 12 cents per diluted share, a 33 percent increase from the $278,000, or 8 cents per diluted share, posted for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011.
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By Michael Souza |
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Bank of America Corp.’s traders posted gains every business day during the first quarter as Morgan Stanley’s lost money in eight sessions, double the rate a year earlier.
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By Michael J. Moore and Hugh Son |
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Calls by former Citigroup Inc. CEO Sanford Weill and others to break up the big banks reflect lingering public fear and anger toward financial institutions that seem too big to fail.
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Guest Column: Phillip Swagel
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9/10/12
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Flagstar Bancorp Inc. has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it is in compliance with the exchange’s pricing rules and no longer faces possible delisting.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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For the seventh consecutive year, FM Global has received a “very strong” AA financial strength rating by Fitch Ratings and been given a “stable” rating outlook.
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By Michael Souza |
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Bank of America Corp., the second-largest U.S. lender, attracted record new assets last year to its unit-servicing retirement and other employee-benefit plans as it cross-sold products through the commercial bank, Bloomberg News said Tuesday.
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By Margaret Collins |
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Citizens Bank and WJAR-TV NBC 10 have named NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley in Woonsocket a 2012 Champion in Action in the category of neighborhood development.
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By Michael Souza |
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U.S. banks that have been earning record profits from home loans are adding or transferring thousands of staff to catch up with demand for refinancing after shortages blocked homeowners from getting lower rates.
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Bloomberg News
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11/26/12
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The Rhode Island Small Business Recovery Program and SCORE will host sixteen free seminars presented by the area’s finest small-business trainers. All seminars will be held at the Centerville Seminar Center at 875 Centerville Road, Warwick, Building 2, Suite 5.
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By Michael Souza |