Fospher RSS by ForeSite Technologies, Inc. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:06:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148760.html The future of the Boston office of Grubb & Ellis, as well as the company itself, hangs in the balance after the commercial real estate firm filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148760.html Jim Cronin Daily Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:05:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148759.html A federal court in Kentucky has dismissed a suit against the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) brought by that state's county clerks. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148759.html Colleen M. Sullivan Daily Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:04:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148758.html The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's net income shot up almost 50 percent last year compared to 2010, according to the FHLB's latest quarterly report. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148758.html Daily Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:03:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148757.html A total of four luxury condominiums in Brookline, at various stages of completion, were recently auctioned off to three end users and one investor. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148757.html Daily Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:02:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148756.html Residents and business affected by a four-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Brookline last month are now eligible for SBA disaster assistance. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148756.html Daily Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:56:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148737.html BayCoast Bank has promoted Sandra M. Resendes to assistant vice president/senior credit analyst of its Fall River office. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148737.html Daily Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:52:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148735.html Attorney William J. Barron has joined Haverhill Bank's board of directors. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148735.html Daily Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:49:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148732.html Partners Insurance Group LLC, an affiliate of BayCoast Bank, formerly Citizens-Union Savings Bank, has named Cheryl A. Curt of Somerset vice president/personal lines and operations. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148732.html Daily Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:46:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148730.html NAI Global has named Robert Tito of NAI Hunneman in Boston to the NAI Global Elite, a group comprised of the organization's top performers and top producers. Tito qualified as a top performer at the elite level based on production in 2011. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148730.html Daily Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:41:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148728.html William J. Walsh has been appointed senior vice president in charge of Eastern Bank's wealth management division. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148728.html Daily Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:02:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148755.html Gov. Deval Patrick has been picked to serve as a co-chairman of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148755.html Web Only Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148752.html Franklin Street Properties Corp. a Wakefield-based investment firm specializing in real estate, reported funds from operations of $18.5 million and $71.2 million, for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2011, respectively. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148752.html Web Only Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148753.html Year-over-year net income at Newton-based REIT Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) roughly doubled in the fourth quarter on the strength of a more than 40 percent jump in rental income. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148753.html Web Only Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:59:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148750.html Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank was one of ten banks nationwide to receive an ABA Community Bank Award from the American Bankers Association (ABA), in recognition of its commitment to improve financial literacy. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148750.html Web Only Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:59:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148751.html A subsidiary of Katz Properties has acquired a Stoughton shopping plaza with help from $10 million in acquisition financing arranged by the Westport, Conn. office of Goedecke & Co. LLC. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148751.html Web Only Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:58:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148749.html The Parthenon Group, a global strategic advisory firm, has signed a 46,000 square foot lease at 50 Rowes Wharf in Boston. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148749.html Web Only Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:05:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148741.html Some public agencies that rely on the municipal bond market for financing fear that a landmark financial reform rule will cripple their ability to sell bonds and make it more expensive to raise money for crucial services. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148741.html Web Only Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:05:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148742.html Home resales nationwide surged in January to a 1-1/2 year high and the supply of properties on the market was the lowest in almost seven years, pointing to a nascent housing recovery. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148742.html Web Only Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:15:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148692.html Hanscom Federal Credit Union has opened Hanscom Insurance Agency LLC to provide a number of insurance products. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148692.html Web Only Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:07:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148691.html Glastonbury, Conn.-based Bankers' Bank Northeast, which provides correspondent banking services for institutions throughout New England, has expanded into New Jersey. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148691.html Web Only Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148710.html No doubt, the five major lenders at the heart of the recent national foreclosure settlement are hoping this represents the end of their troubles. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148710.html Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148714.html Federal deficit hawks, the banking industry has your back. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148714.html Matt Brown Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148706.html The state’s newest affordable housing law – Chapter 40T, passed in 2009 – recently chalked up its first victory, helping to preserve 25 affordable units in a 50-unit apartment building in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148706.html Colleen M. Sullivan Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148716.html Are you fully leveraging your relationship with your business banker? http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148716.html Scott Frazer and Mary-Stuart B. Kilner Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148719.html For decades, privately-owned companies have been forced to comply with many irrelevant public company reporting standards. As a result, private company auditors and accountants, as they audit or review company-prepared financial statements used by banks, investors and others, have been forced to adhere to overly complex standards. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148719.html James P. Kenney Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148724.html The battle over Filene's is far from over. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148724.html Eskay Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148721.html Business owners can’t always rely on the private market to fully fund their ventures. Under the leadership of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA) financial services department has provided city businesses with close to $500 million in bond and loan assistance. To do this the BRA relies heavily on boards made up of industry experts to assess loan and bond applications and move Boston businesses forward. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148721.html William Nickerson Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148720.html In today’s economic environment, small businesses are migrating to the smaller community banks where they receive greater financial flexibility in meeting their financial needs. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148720.html Lisa Kornachuk Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148704.html An avid skier – he competed for the University of Colorado’s ski team in college – Stephen Brodsky gets most of his thrills now on the hard uphill slog and thrilling downhill rides of the Boston real estate market. He’s also the 2012 president of the Commercial Brokers Association, and sat down recently with Banker & Tradesman to discuss the outlook for the market this year. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148704.html Colleen M. Sullivan Paper Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148717.html Massachusetts entrepreneurs have many things going for them: Groundbreaking ideas, meticulously prepared business plans and boundless enthusiasm. http://bankerandtradesman.esecuretransactions.com/news148717.html Barry S. Scheer Paper