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International demand for U.S. assets rises on global slowdown
International purchases of U.S. stocks, bonds and other financial assets rose more than forecast in December as investors sought shelter from slowing global growth. more
Investors most bullish on banks since 2007, BofA survey shows
Investors are the most optimistic on banks since the top of the bull market in 2007, bolstered by record-low interest rates and an improving outlook for global growth and profits, a Bank of America Corp. survey showed. more
BofA said to shift U.S. Trust’s bonuses to push for clients
Bank of America Corp. shifted bonuses at U.S. Trust to focus employees on adding clients and boosting account balances, a change that could mean lower pay for some members of the wealth-management unit. more
Pa.-based bank buys Flagstar’s New England business
(Updated, 12:20 p.m.) Customers Bank has announced the acquisition of all local New England commercial banking business from Michigan-based Flagstar Bank, according to a Customers Bank press release. more
RBS fined $612M by regulators for manipulating Libor
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain’s biggest publicly owned lender and the parent company of Citizens Bank, will pay about $612 million in fines for manipulating interest rates, the second- largest penalty imposed in a global regulatory probe. more
Report: R.I. lost $229M in taxes in 2012 to offshore tax havens
(Updated, 4:32 p.m.) Rhode Island lost $229 million in tax revenue due to the use of offshore havens in 2012, according to a report released Tuesday by the R.I. Public Interest Research Group. more
| 2/5/13
Sovereign’s profits rise 38% in 2012
Sovereign Bank N.A. – a subsidiary of Banco Santander S.A. – saw its third consecutive year of profitability, with net income of $438.1 million in 2012, the bank announced Monday. more
| 2/4/13
Banks contest BofA’s $8.5B Countrywide settlement
Three Federal Home Loan Banks and a fourth financial institutions filed court documents on Friday against Bank of America Corp.’s $8.5 billion agreement to settle claims related to mortgages issued by its Countrywide unit, The New York Times reported. more
| 2/4/13
Rockland Trust parent’s profits decline 10.8% in 4Q
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. more
| 2/1/13
R.I. banks offer best 2-year returns in the U.S., study says
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. more
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