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FEDERAL CHANGE: Citizens Bank, the state’s largest nationally chartered bank, and other national banks could see some benefit from a new rule issued by federal regulator Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on mortgage escrow accounts. 
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New federal escrow rule could cloud mortgage market


For thousands of Rhode Island homeowners, the outcome of a legal fight over mortgage escrow accounts could determine whether money they set aside for...

Neronha joins lawsuit to protect Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  In...

Regulators take aim at AI to protect consumers and workers 

NEW YORK (AP) – As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation's financial watchdog says it's working to ensure...
ENHANCED ­­ABILITIES: R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha says a new state law gives his office more power to pursue businesses accused of deceptive or unfair business practices. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

New R.I. law strengthens protection for consumers

Bad drivers and a weak business climate aren’t the only measurements by which Rhode Island ranks poorly compared with other states. For nearly two decades,...
Peter F. Neronha

Neronha elected to American Law Institute

PETER F. NERONHA, R.I. attorney general, was recently elected to the American Law Institute. The institute is an independent organization producing scholarly work to...
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