Mary Lhowe
Study: Direct banks seeing some wavering of customer satisfaction
PROVIDENCE – Direct banks continue to outperform traditional retail banks in overall customer satisfaction, but these branchless institutions are showing some signs of vulnerability.Direct...
SBA road tour to bring information about funding for tech projects
PROVIDENCE – Four New England cities, including Providence, will host visits this summer by the SBIR Road Tour, a national outreach to publicize opportunities...
Five Questions With: Colin Gillespie
Colin Gillespie, senior vice president, brand marketing, for Webster Bank, joins the Waterbury, Conn.-headquartered bank after a long career with the Lego Group, most...
BankRI provides $17M loan for residential units north of Providence
PROVIDENCE – The commercial real estate division of Bank Rhode Island has closed a $17 million loan to RISSPORT II LLC to assist in...
Washington Trust honored for its educational partnership promoting financial literacy
PROVIDENCE – The Washington Trust Co. has been awarded the 2018 Financial Capability Innovation Award by EverFi Inc. and its Financial Capability Network for...
Survey: Americans place high value on credit cards and good scores
PROVIDENCE – Americans’ attitudes toward that pervasive American invention – credit cards – are somewhat mixed, according to a recent survey by WalletHub, but...
Frontier Airlines, Barclays relaunch travel benefits and rewards program
PROVIDENCE – Frontier Airlines and Barclays have relaunched the Frontier Airlines World Mastercard, allowing cardholders access to the benefits of Elite Status when they...
Five Questions With: Dawn Arpin
Dawn Arpin is the director of marketing at BlumShapiro, where she is responsible for marketing and business-development strategy, advertising, public relations and community relations for...
Mechanics Cooperative Bank hires new VP for residential mortgages and consumer...
TAUNTON – The Mechanics Cooperative Bank recently appointed Steven Borgerson as vice president of residential and consumer lending. Borgerson will ensure the bank’s residential...
Baystate Financial raises $275K for charity in annual golf classic
PROVIDENCE – Baystate Financial raised $275,000 through its annual charity golf classic in June, using the occasion to honor Wonderfund and Lauren Baker, the...
