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Rhode Island businesses are being targeted with a direct mail solicitation scam letter from an organization calling itself Rhode Island Corporate Compliance, the Secretary of State’s office warned Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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Ten of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers will pay a combined $8.5 billion under an agreement that will end case-by-case reviews of foreclosure-abuse claims stemming from a 2011 deal with regulators
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By Jesse Hamilton |
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National Grid has released a statement warning its customers of a new utility bill scam where customers receive requests for payment over the phone.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island is slated to receive nearly $450,000 from a $128 million multi-state settlement from Lender Processing Services Inc. to resolve claims of improper foreclosure practices, including the “robo-signing” of documents.
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By PBN Staff
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain’s biggest publicly owned lender and the parent company of Citizens Bank, will pay about $612 million in fines for manipulating interest rates, the second- largest penalty imposed in a global regulatory probe.
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By Gavin Finch, Lindsay Fortado and Silla Brush |
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Rhode Island will receive $510,000 as part of a 29-state, $29 million settlement with the Toyota Motor Co. and its related North America entities, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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Bank of America Corp.’s $8.5 billion mortgage-bond settlement was reached through a “seriously flawed” process, said an expert for American International Group Inc., which has challenged the deal.
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By David McLaughlin |
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The state Department of Environmental Management has reached an agreement with seven defendants that calls for them to initially pay $750,000 to the state as compensation for “damages to groundwater and other natural resources at the Davis Superfund site in Smithfield.”
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By PBN Staff
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Utility company National Grid is warning its customers of a nationwide utility bill scam demanding over-the-phone payments for past-due balances.
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By PBN Staff
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The Rhode Island Judiciary has signed a $6 million agreement with Dallas-based Tyler Technologies Inc. for its odyssey integrated courts and justice system, Tyler announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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