The state’s loan originators had to deal with high interest rates and low inventory as they tried to get their customers into homes but were still able to succeed in 2024.

Thomaston Savings Bank has partnered with Paige, a legacy planning platform, to offer streamlined estate planning services to families and businesses across Connecticut.

A top Federal Reserve official said Friday that massive uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs has caused some businesses to cut back on hiring and spending.

The Federal Reserve could keep its key rate unchanged for several more months as it evaluates the impact of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs on hiring and inflation, some economists say, even as the White House pushes for a rate cut.

Middletown-based Seasons Federal Credit Union is shedding its 20-year-old brand in favor of a new one – and a new mission.

Webster Bank executives say the bank is preparing for a potential recession as it strengthened its allowance for loan losses in the first quarter.

Even with some economic turmoil to start the year, Berkshire Bank had a successful first quarter, seeing deposit and income growth.

Middletown-based Liberty Bank now has a big, new marketing platform: the 6,121-seat Dunkin’ Park next to downtown Hartford.

The bank still reduced the amount of money it’s set aside for loans going bad last quarter while also seeing both loans and deposits take a dip.

JPMorgan’s net income rose 9 percent in the first quarter and the New York bank beat Wall Street’s profit and revenue targets, but its chief executive warned of global economic uncertainties ahead due to tariff chaos.

As the national economy inched its way towards a soft landing last year, consumers’ satisfaction with their banks grew.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s focus on the potential for more inflation suggests that the central bank will likely keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at about 4.3 percent in the coming months.

Guilford Savings Bank is rebranding to Ascend Bank in the third quarter of 2025.  The bank continues to grow, including its recent merger with Eastern Connecticut Savings Bank that will turn it into a $1.4 billion-asset bank.

Questions will still swirl around trade and tariffs for months to come, economists say. And more tariffs are in the pipeline and could target specific industries like lumber.

The mortgage company Rocket is buying competitor Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion, just weeks after acquiring real estate listing company Redfin.