by James Sanna | Oct 15, 2019 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
An East Hartford-based mortgage lender has had its license to operate revoked by the state Department of Banks following an investigation into charges it was using unlicensed personnel to originate residential mortgages and the loss of its surety bond.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 15, 2019 | CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
The Greater Hartford Association of Realtors annual charity golf tournament took place on Sept. 12 at Blue Fox Run Golf Club in Avon and raised $5,300.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 15, 2019 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
According to a recent consumer study commissioned by fintech Kasasa, nearly nine in 10 Americans say positive customer reviews and positive word of mouth reputation would be influential in deciding which financial products to select.
by The Associated Press | Oct 15, 2019 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
Facebook officially moved forward with its plans Monday to create a new digital currency called Libra, despite several high-profile defections from the project and intense criticism from U.S. regulators and politicians.
by The Associated Press | Oct 11, 2019 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
The Federal Reserve is easing restrictions imposed on small banks following the 2008 financial crisis, giving a victory to the banking industry and President Donald Trump.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 11, 2019 | Awards & Accolades, Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
The American Banker’s Association Foundation has named Webster Bank’s Kathy Luria winner of the 2019 George Bailey Distinguished Service Award.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 11, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
A Farmington developer is proposing to build a 16,200-square-foot medical office building in Rocky Hill.
by Steve Adams | Oct 11, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
A growing chain of lawn, garden and pet supply stores has announced plans for the opening of its newest location in Old Saybrook.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 11, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
A Newington firm that specializes in roof trusses is moving its factory in an effort to expand its capacity.
by James Sanna | Oct 10, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
A former mill in Glastonbury converted to luxury housing units has been sold.
by James Sanna | Oct 10, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
The Manchester Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a plan to add loading docks and other expansions on a 1.9 million-square-foot distribution center whose primary tenant is the retailer JC Penny to allow the building to be subdivided.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 10, 2019 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
Christina Bodine Aysseh has joined Savings Bank of Danbury as vice president of cash management.
by The Associated Press | Oct 10, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
The U.S. Department of Interior has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts challenging the agency’s approval of plans by the state’s two federally recognized tribes to open an off-reservation casino in East Windsor.
by James Sanna | Oct 10, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
A Windsor developer is proposing a hotel in an industrial area of the Hartford suburb.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 9, 2019 | CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
Nandini Natarajan has been named the new CEO of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; she will be the first woman to lead the organization as CEO in its 50-year history.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 9, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
The number of renters in Hartford went down in 2018, as did the share of renters who pay more than 30 percent of their income in rent, according to a new report from Apartment List.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 9, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
The man behind a stalled development in downtown Norwalk and the city have resumed their battle after months of quiet.
by The Commercial Record | Oct 9, 2019 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
Mortgage applications nationwide increased 5.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Oct. 4.
by The Associated Press | Oct 9, 2019 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that U.S. job growth since early last year was not as robust as thought, a hint that the Fed may be ready to keep cutting interest rates to support the economy.
by Steve Adams | Oct 8, 2019 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
A Boston-area developer has completed acquisition of a Stamford office building with plans for a 150-unit independent and assisted-living community.