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 Issue of March 3, 2008 
   
Battle Between Shareholder, Massbank Execs Gets Intense
By Amy Wyeth
Signaling that the battle between activist-shareholder Lawrence Seidman and Reading-based Massbank is intensifying, the Massbank Corp. board of directors has changed the bank’s bylaws.

Report: Racial Disparities in Lending Cut Across Income Levels
By Amy Wyeth
Black and Latino homebuyers in Massachusetts continue to receive high-cost mortgage loans more often than their white or Asian counterparts, regardless of their incomes, according to a new report.

AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against California Lender
By Amy Wyeth
Attorney General Martha Coakley has obtained a preliminary injunction in a case against California-based Fremont General Corp. and its subsidiary, Fremont Investment and Loan, a subprime lender that originated thousands of loans in Massachusetts.

Experts Analyze Broken Merger
By Amy Wyeth
Observers are saying personnel issues likely caused two small cooperative banks to call off a planned merger.



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