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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137348.html The state's highest court has sided with the state Department of Environmental Protection and rejected a bid to invalidate permits at NorthPoint, a Cambridge mega-project at the center of a lengthy legal battle. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137348.html Daily Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:24:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137344.html The Archon Group and Goldman Properties have scaled back the size of their proposed Fort Point residential tower, bowing to pressure from the Boston Redevelopment Authority and neighborhood residents. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137344.html Paul McMorrow Daily Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137342.html President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137342.html Daily Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:22:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137339.html The Archdiocese of Boston will convey the former St. Kevin's Parish property to a partnership among three Catholic ministries: St. Mary's Women and Children's Center, the Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA) and Holy Family Parish. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137339.html Daily Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:22:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137341.html InnoCentive, which offers innovation and creative services for businesses, academic institutions, public sector and non-profit organizations, is relocating its headquarters to 610 Lincoln St. in Waltham. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137341.html Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137331.html The Boston hotel market experienced positive growth in January, showing the market may be headed for improvement this year, according to a local consulting firm. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137331.html Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:10:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137330.html The chief executive of Simon Property Group Inc. said Thursday a plan by General Growth Properties Inc. to emerge from bankruptcy lacks certainty despite new financial backing. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137330.html Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:09:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137329.html Neighbors in a distressed Boston community are planning to gather this weekend in a "Block Rebellion" to fight foreclosure. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137329.html Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:35:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137319.html Delinquency rates continued to increase in the fourth quarter for most commercial/multifamily mortgage investor groups, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) commercial/multifamily delinquency report. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137319.html Daily Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:56:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137309.html The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage in the state dropped to 4.79 percent last week, down from 4.9 percent the prior week, according to online mortgage tracker Zillow. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137309.html Daily Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:50:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137352.html An Obama administration program to help struggling homeowners modify their mortgages has more than one million active borrowers, though fewer than 10 percent have obtained permanent loan modifications, according to a Treasury Department report released on Friday. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137352.html Web Only Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137351.html Dozens of local officials from 12 of the regions hit hardest by the housing crisis are meeting at Harvard University March 14 to 16 to develop new strategies for stabilizing neighborhoods that experience large numbers of foreclosures. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137351.html Web Only Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:06:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137350.html Senate President Therese Murray is floating the idea of a state-owned bank to spur job creation and free up lending to Massachusetts businesses. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137350.html Web Only Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:56:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137349.html The board of Haverhill's Pentucket Bank has elected Kendall C. Smith chairman, and Scott D. Cote was promoted to chief executive officer in addition to his role as president. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137349.html Web Only Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:46:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137337.html The Dedham Institution for Savings Foundation has donated $5,250 to the Dedham Choral Society and $2,550 to Music Access Group Inc. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137337.html Web Only Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:37:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137336.html The National Association of Realtors urged Congress and the administration to move cautiously before making changes to the Federal Housing Administration program that has served the needs of millions of American families for more than 75 years without needing a federal appropriation. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137336.html Web Only Fri, 12 Mar 2010 9:20:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137335.html A congressionally-appointed commission exploring the roots of the financial crisis said Thursday it will hold a hearing in April to study supbrime lending and mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137335.html Web Only Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137334.html The Shops at Riverwood, a retail development in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood, was recently unveiled. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137334.html Web Only Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:38:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137333.html Sen. Christopher Dodd said on Thursday that he will present on Monday his own version of a financial reform bill after compromise talks with Senate Republicans broke down. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137333.html Web Only Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:23:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137332.html Fulfillment Print & Mail Solutions Inc. has leased 38,000 square feet in the Leewood Building at 60 Newark St. in Haverhill. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137332.html Web Only Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137248.html Consumer confidence breaks the bank. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137248.html Eskay Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137242.html Work at the stalled Filene’s redevelopment project could resume well before Boston’s wounded commercial market rebounds, under a breakthrough construction phasing plan now being weighed by developers Vornado Realty Trust and Gale International. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137242.html Paul McMorrow Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137241.html Community banks have been crowing that more customers have been steadily streaming in the doors since large banks’ financial crises left the mega-institutions weakened and less competitive – including the wealth management arena. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137241.html Laura Schreier Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137246.html If Internal Audit recommended, in a 63-page memo, that the highest-ranking person at the dinner table put everything on his corporate tab; that funny red drinks with umbrellas not be approved as a business expense; that only 46.5 percent of the cost of business meals would be reimbursed; if the client didn’t buy something as a result of being liquored up, the meal expense would be denied; and that lunches that lasted after 3 p.m. would be considered vacation time, with no reimbursement allowed; how should the corporation respond? http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137246.html Laurence D. Cohen Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137244.html When it comes to new housing construction, it’s not just banks and private lenders that are shunning cash-hungry developers. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137244.html Scott Van Voorhis Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137249.html A local couple is showing BofA it doesn't pay to be stubborn. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137249.html Banker & Tradesman Staff Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137243.html Five years after its initial passage, the state’s Chapter 40R affordable housing statute has sparked interest in cities and towns statewide as a bulwark against its controversial cousin, Chapter 40B. But increasing worries about the stability of 40R’s funding mechanisms have discouraged many towns from adopting the measure. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137243.html Colleen M. Sullivan Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137247.html Among the investment houses and brokerage groups honored in Boston Magazine’s February list of top wealth managers in the area, Brian Callow and William Lavelle stood out. Morgan Stanley or UBS or Lincoln Financial names tend to dominate the list, but Callow and Lavelle work for Rockland Trust, a community bank. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137247.html Laura Schreier Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137245.html Any real estate agent will tell you that an overpriced house won’t sell – especially not in the type of volatile housing market this state has experienced in the last few years. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137245.html Paper Mon, 08 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137287.html Pronto Envios is a money-transfer service that, according to the state’s Division of Banks, occasionally neglected to actually send along the cash it took in. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137287.html Laura Schreier Paper