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Bank of America Corp. has been lagging in carrying out changes required by a $25 billion foreclosure settlement, the Boston Business Journal reported.
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By PBN Staff
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Central Falls, the first city in Rhode Island’s 222-year history to go bankrupt, is preparing to exit court protection after 13 months by keeping bondholders whole while raising taxes and cutting workers and pensions.
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By Michael McDonald and Steven Church |
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The quality of large loans in the U.S. banking system improved for the third year in 2012, with problem credits falling 8.1 percent to $295 billion, according to the Federal Reserve.
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By Craig Torres |
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Fannie Mae, the largest source of money for U.S mortgages, told lenders that it’s tightening some of its qualification standards for people buying homes or refinancing loans.
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By Jody Shenn |
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Rhode Island public venture capital firm Slater Technology Fund has added $130,000 to its investment in Warwick mobile Internet management company MoFuse, Slater announced Tuesday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The gap between U.S. bank deposits and loans is growing at the fastest pace in two years, providing lenders with more funds to buy bonds and temper the biggest sell-off in Treasuries since 2010.
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By Cordell Eddings and Daniel Kruger |
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Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are scaling back financial assistance to students, adding to the burden of families already coping with climbing college costs.
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By Janet Lorin |
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Richard J. Land, an attorney with Chase Ruttenberg & Freedman LLP, has been appointed state receiver in the 38 Studios LLC bankruptcy case, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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General Motors Ventures LLC has invested in The NanoSteel Co., a maker of nano-structured steel materials design, the company announced Monday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward the highest level since May, after data showed payrolls climbed more than forecast even as the jobless rate unexpectedly rose to a five-month high.
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By Rita Nazareth |