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Tax return preparers will be penalized if they fail to electronically file tax returns in the filing season starting Jan. 1, 2013, according to the R.I. Division of Taxation.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Sovereign Bank, N.A. – a subsidiary of Banco Santander S.A. – saw its 10th consecutive quarter of profitability, with net income of $127 million, an increase of 27 percent compared with the $100 million net income reported in the second quarter of 2011.
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By PBN Staff
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Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., the investment bank run by Albert “Bud” Lowenthal, reached a client-referral agreement with RBS Citizens Financial Group Inc. to share middle-market clients for some services.
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By Laura Marcinek |
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Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent company of The Washington Trust Co., posted a record second quarter net income of $8.7 million, or 53 cents per diluted share, a rise of 15.2 percent compared to the second quarter 2011 figures.
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By Michael Souza |
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Newport Bancorp Inc. the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, on Friday reported second-quarter net income of $253,000, a 42 percent decline from the $439,000 profit posted during the same quarter ending June 30 last year.
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By Michael Souza |
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Bank of America Corp.’s record $53 billion reduction of of long-term debt in the second quarter will help the lender go three years without needing to tap the bond market, the biggest cushion in its history.
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By Mary Childs and Hugh Son |
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Independent Bank Corp., parent of Rockland Trust Co., posted net income of $8.9 million, or 41 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter, a decline of 20.2 percent when compared with the year-earlier period.
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By Michael Souza |
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Navigant Credit Union and Columbus Credit Union have jointly announced that the two institutions are merging, with Navigant remaining as the surviving credit union.
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By Michael Souza |
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Citizen Bank parent the Royal Bank of Scotland is one of more than 10 banks under scrutiny from authorities in a rate-rigging scandal and is refusing to turn over information to Canadian regulators, according to The New York Times.
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By PBN Staff
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Webster Financial Corp., the holding company for Webster Bank, has announced net income available to common shareholders of $40.6 million, or $.44 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30 up 6 percent from $38.3 million, or $.42 per diluted share for the first quarter ended March 31.
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By Michael Souza |