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BOSTON – Brookline Bancorp Inc. – the parent company of Bank Rhode Island – saw its bottom line soar 66.1 percent during the fourth quarter of 2012 and 33.1 percent over the year as a whole, the bank announced last week.
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2/4/13
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ROCKLAND, Mass. – Independent Bank Corp., the parent company of Rockland Trust, has been recognized as the best community bank headquartered in Massachusetts, on Forbes’ list of America’s Best and Worst Banks 2013.
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2/4/13
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BOSTON – The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston announced last month that it has awarded $30.3 million to support 48 affordable housing initiatives in the six New England states.
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2/4/13
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Rhode Island’s weak economy and sluggish housing market are not keeping Westerly-based Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. from continuing its momentum of increased earnings, as the parent of
By Rhonda Miller |
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Independent Bank Corp., the parent of The Rockland Trust Co., reported fourth-quarter net income of $10 million, or 45 cents per diluted share, a 10.8 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2011.
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By PBN Staff
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Accounts held in Rhode Island banks and credit unions offer some of the highest return rates in the nation, according to a newly released study from GoBankingRates.com.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Brookline Bancorp Inc. – the parent company of Bank Rhode Island – saw its bottom line soar 66.1 percent during the fourth quarter of 2012 and 33.1 percent over the year as a whole, the bank announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co., posted record earnings of $35.1 million for 2012, an 18 percent increase in net income compared with $29.7 million in 2011.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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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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Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia and four other Canadian lenders had their credit ratings cut by Moody’s Investors Service because of high home prices and consumer debt.
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By Sean B. Pasternak |