As the calendar has moved to 2019, we look forward with anticipation and predictions about what may be in store for the mortgage industry. The one thing I am confident of predicting is that there will be many surprises during 2019.
As transformative technologies are applied to antique laws and regulations, there is confusion over what financial institutions must do to ensure cybersecurity. To “right-size” cybersecurity investments, leaders must grasp the basic legal framework of the subject.
Kayla Gaspar has overseen a wide range of marketing activities including managing the bank’s website content and assisting with SEO and partnerships to drive qualified visits to the website and convert visits to leads.
The industry in the coming year will continue to watch how the Fed deals with interest rates, the continued shift to a purchase market and how regulation will impact the speed of closing.
A $150-million loan from Citizens Bank will kickstart construction of a long-anticipated expansion of the 27-acre Cambridge Discovery Park.
Ohio-based developer NRP Group has broken ground on The Rockwell, a 204-unit apartment complex in Worcester County for its first Massachusetts project.
Members of the real estate, construction and banking industries made valued contributions to their communities this week.
The parent company of Brockton-based HarborOne Bank has added two to its board of directors.
Economic activity in the Greater Boston region recently expanded at a modest to moderate pace amid signs of slowing growth, according to the latest observations of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
The parent company of Medford-based Century Bank had record earnings for the year of 2018.
The owners of the largest block of available industrial space in Massachusetts have refinanced their debt with a new $115 million bridge loan to pay for future capital projects and tenant improvements.
Santander Bank has hired a new leader for its specialized banking group.
Massachusetts employers gave a big “Bah Humbug” to the year-end economy as business confidence withered in the face of a government shutdown and the largest one-month stock market decline since the Great Depression.
The government shutdown appears to be dulling loan application approval rates at small financial institutions.
The state has strong fundamentals, but they are imbalanced. Much of the state’s recovery has centered around Boston’s job hub and the best-paying jobs are clustered inside 128. One-third of the state’s economy is gangbusters; the other two-thirds still sees challenges.
Shareholders, some controlling less than 100 shares and represented by big law firms, have gone after community banks in Massachusetts – mostly sellers – during mergers or acquisitions, seeking small fees in a timely manner.
Massachusetts residents will get new consumer protections against identity theft under a new law just signed by Gov. Charlie Baker.
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors are feeling the pinch of the prolonged government shutdown, and many are taking out loans and making tough choices about what bills to pay.
Members of the Massachusetts banking community gave back to their communities this week.
State Street Corp. is preparing to get rid of a large chunk of its senior management.
