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HOME BASE: Recent acquisitions by Citizens Financial Group Inc. have increased its presence in the New York area, but Citizens remains based at its 13-story office building in downtown Providence.  PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

With acquisitions, Citizens’ focus grows much wider

Financial Services 06/10/2022

Citizens Financial Group Inc.’s headquarters holds a prominent place in downtown Providence. The 13-story building stands guard over the confluence of the Woonasquatucket and...

Bill seeks to prohibit vaccine discrimination in lending, credit access

Financial Services 04/12/2021

PROVIDENCE – Getting on a plane, going to school or landing a job all may at some point require proof of vaccination against COVID-19....

Many businesses can’t meet new PPP guidelines

Coronavirus 02/05/2021

The newly reopened Paycheck Protection Program sought to eliminate logistical hurdles and overly restrictive rules from its prior iteration, but some say it’s still...

STILL GOING STRONG: John Bellone, owner of The Breezeway Resort, The Hotel Maria, pictured, and Maria’s Seaside Cafe in Westerly, says in his 50 years as a customer of The Washington Trust Co., he’s never deferred a loan payment and has continued to meet monthly payments for the mortgages on his commercial properties throughout the pandemic, thanks to a strong business in a limited season. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Banks on higher alert for credit weakness

Coronavirus 01/08/2021

In his 50 years as a customer of The Washington Trust Co., John Bellone has never deferred a loan payment. Not through the 2008...

Fed’s loan program missing mark

Economic Activity 10/16/2020

Across Rhode Island and the country, the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program has not lived up to its potential. The program sought to help...