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The Amica Mutual Insurance Co. earned an A++, Superior rating by insurance industry analyst A.M. Best Co.
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By PBN Staff
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Bank of America Corp. lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss American International Group Inc.’s fraud claims over devalued Countrywide Financial mortgage-backed securities it had to sell as part of the government bailout.
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By Edvard Pettersson |
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Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia and four other Canadian lenders had their credit ratings cut by Moody’s Investors Service because of high home prices and consumer debt.
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By Sean B. Pasternak |
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Newport Bancorp Inc., parent of Newport Federal Savings Bank, saw its bottom line increase 13.2 percent year over year during the fourth quarter and 7.7 percent over the year ended Dec. 31, 2012.
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By PBN Staff
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Bank of America Corp., the second- largest U.S. bank by assets, has formed a global advisory council to instruct senior executives on strengthening the firm’s client relationships.
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By Gavin Finch |
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Bank of America Corp. initiated $65.5 million in total new loan production for small business in the Ocean State during 2012, a 78 percent increase from the roughly $37 million in total loan production initiated during 2011.
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By PBN Staff
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Four banks with local operations – Bank of America Corp., Brookline Bancorp., Rockland Trust parent company Independent Bancorp and Webster Bank – made Forbes magazine’s 2013 list of the “Best Banks in America.”
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By PBN Staff
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Sovereign Bank N.A., a unit of Banco Santander S.A., has increased its existing fees on checking account customers and added entirely new fees, the latest in a handful of local and national banks to do so, reported the Boston Globe.
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By PBN Staff
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Webster Financial Corp., parent company of Webster Bank, reported a 20.2 percent gain in fourth-quarter profit to $48.5 million.
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By PBN Staff
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Bank of America Corp. reported profit dropped 63 percent as revenue shrank and costs mounted from faulty foreclosures and flawed home loans.
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By Hugh Son |