One of the first victims of the financial crisis that brought on the Great Recession was the region’s small businesses, which suddenly found their access to capital severely constrained when large banks were forced to readjust their risk profiles. more

Not all bank robbers carry a gun and not all cyberthieves are looking to empty your bank account. more

Figuring out a personal budget is a relatively easy process. more

WATERBURY, Conn. – Webster Bank has earned two “Best of Bristol” Readers Choice Awards from the Bristol (Conn.) Press. Webster was named “Best Bank” and “Best Mortgage.” more

U.S. stocks rose, after yesterday’s selloff, as the downgrade of global banks by Moody’s Investors Service was followed by rallies in financial shares while the European Central Bank announced changes to its lending program. more

Lots of growth and separate buildings posed worker-relations challenges for account-opening and funding-solutions company Andera. The Providence company, which automates the customer-acquisition process through bank branches, call centers and websites, got big fairly quickly. more

It’s a local credit union with the distinction of being Rhode Island’s first. In 1915, Navigant Credit Union opened its doors in the basement of Notre Dame Parish in Central Falls. Since then, it has upheld its core values of staying committed to the financial well-being of the families, businesses and communities it serves. more

What do they say about the family who laugh together? And that’s just how it goes at Pawtucket Credit Union, the Best Place To Work among large companies in the 2012 competition produced by Best Companies Group and sponsored by Providence Business News, the second win in the category for PCU. more

Consideration of employees’ well-being just may be the best investment a company can make. more

Founded in 1800, this bank’s employees are a part of a legacy as the oldest community bank in the nation and the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island. more