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Five Questions With: Tim Bowen
Tim Bowen is assistant vice president of home operations for MetLife Auto & Home in Warwick – part of New York City-based Metropolitan Life...
Survey: Most Americans dip into savings
PROVIDENCE – More than half of the 1,029 Americans who answered a recent online survey admitted to tapping into their retirement savings account early.
The...
Bond refinancing saves 5 R.I. municipalities $560K
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank recently refinanced the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund bond, generating a savings of $559,826 for five municipal...
Wells Fargo names new leadership team, including key Providence post
PROVIDENCE – Wells Fargo & Co. has named Michael DiSandro as its commercial banking leader for southeastern and eastern Massachusetts, and he will continue...
Spend more, collect more from AG’s office?
R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha wants to be more aggressive in pursuing consumer protection and antitrust cases against big business, but says he...
New bill would simplify bankruptcy process for small businesses
Advocates for small businesses may finally get the legislation they’ve been seeking.
Congress passed a bill in July to make it simpler and less expensive...
Michigan bank to open home loan center in Providence
PROVIDENCE – After an absence of about a decade, Flagstar Bank plans to open a home loan center in Providence in September.
The Troy, Mich.-based...
Five Questions With: Donna Dailey
Donna Dailey is Bank of America Corp.’s senior vice president for consumer banking in the Greater Providence market. She oversees the bank’s nine local...
Report: Gen Z contributing to growth in consumer credit market
PROVIDENCE – Gen Z, the generation born since 1995, increasingly took part in the consumer credit market in the first half of this year,...
Slater Technology Fund invests in Providence ‘e-learning’ startup
PROVIDENCE – The Slater Technology Fund, a local nonprofit seed fund for business ventures, has invested $25,000 in GoPeer, a Providence-based “e-learning” startup, as...