House panel weighs changing New Hampshire’s foreclosure process
Bill would require court involvement ‘to level the playing field’ for homeowners
Banking and Finance
Four NH affordable housing projects awarded $6.7m in funding by Federal Home Loan Bank
133 units in four communities win support
Massachusetts exec named new CEO of Service Credit Union
David Araujo to take over job in January
Cambridge Trust parent to buy Optima Bank
10-year-old Seacoast-based bank to be acquired for $67 million
White Mountains adds another niche insurer to portfolio
Company’s NSM unit acquires Philadelphia-based firm
Goldman Sachs Foundation launches training program for New Hampshire entrepreneurs
10-week course to be offered through community colleges
New Hampshire rep takes aim at ‘zombie foreclosures’
Swanzey rep mulls legislation targeting lender’s responsibility post-foreclosure
Financial advice’s shifting landscape
Independent wealth management firms gain ground
Personal bankruptcies increase slightly in July
152 filings results in 26 percent increase from June
Student loan practices are a big New Hampshire beef
Of the six New Hampshire companies found on the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s complaint database, five are either collection agencies or deal with student loans. That isn’t surprising, for a number of reasons. The CFPB was set up in reaction…
