Scott Blake
Study: 20% of college students face ‘dangerous’ debt-to-income ratios
PROVIDENCE – Nearly 1 in 5 college students will have future debt-to-income ratios “approaching dangerous levels” just from student loans after graduating and entering...
Zillow predicts housing market slowdown in 2020
PROVIDENCE – The economy in the United States could be on the verge of a recession, with many experts polled by online real estate...
Report: Citizens, BCSB named top charitable contributors in Mass.
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank of Providence and Bristol County Savings Bank of Taunton have been named among the top charitable contributors in Massachusetts by...
President of Electric Boat to retire Sept. 30
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Jeffrey S. Geiger will retire Sept. 30 as president of General Dynamics Electric Boat, Rhode Island’s largest defense contractor.
The company’s president...
Report: BofA drops to No. 2 in R.I. market share after...
PROVIDENCE – While other banks’ in-state deposits have remained relatively stable, Bank of America Corp.’s total Rhode Island deposits dropped by $5.4 billion as...
National Grid all in on natural gas
For all the talk about renewable energy in Rhode Island, the state’s largest utility is doubling down on natural gas.
Without announcements or fanfare, National...
Pawtucket Credit Union adds 2 industry veterans to management team
PAWTUCKET – Pawtucket Credit Union, Rhode Island’s largest credit union, has hired Maria Botelho as vice president of commercial lending and John Scott as...
Navigant Credit Union and Kent Hospital Federal Credit Union to merge
SMITHFIELD – Navigant Credit Union and Kent Hospital Federal Credit Union announced Wednesday the two institutions are merging.
“From a technical standpoint, we’re purchasing the...
Citizens Bank creates “West Region” operation to grow corporate business in...
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank announced Wednesday it has established a “West Region” commercial banking operation to expand its corporate banking capabilities in the western...
BankNewport forms new marine lending division following acquisitions
NEWPORT – BankNewport is expanding its “marine lending” business with the formation of OceanPoint Marine Lending, a new division of the bank.
Over the past...



















