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Is your current credit card balance below $5,589? If so, you have below-average debt.But no matter what your balance is, now is the perfect time to start paying off that debt. With interest rates…

BANGKOK (AP) — Global stocks were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street benchmarks closed at three-month highs as investors cheered a report showing inflation cooled more than expected in July. .US futures rose slightly and oil prices also…

Ralph Nader, former presidential candidate and nationally recognized consumer protection advocate, called on federal regulators to recall Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) driver assistance feature, calling its rollout of "one of the…

Last month, Dennis Shirshikov and his wife, Natalie, decided they needed to remodel the kitchen, siding and roof of their home in Greene, New York. Then they began to calculate how to afford it.…

Jack Henry and Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) has reached an agreement to add the Payrailz digital payment solution to its payment ecosystem. The acquisition of Payrailz supports Jack Henry's technology strategy. This strategy involves helping…

Source: Adobe Stock. Despite continued uncertainty about the future of the COVID-19 pandemic, credit union groups are moving forward with plans for many in-person conferences in 2022. Here's a look at what's been planned so far for the…

BEACON FALLS — Tenants in the River's Edge mobile home community in Beacon Falls are asking the city to create a fair rent commission after community landlord Athena raised rents for tenants by $50 this year. At a Board of…

Computer Crime – Photo File Studstill Media CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has issued a warning about a new scam that seeks to use fake banking websites to target consumers' personal information. The scammers create!-->…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Janice Bluestein Longone, credited with collecting thousands of items chronicling America's culinary history, including cookbooks, menus, advertisements and newspapers, died at age 89.Longone died Wednesday,…

Photo by Laura Glesby Brian Clark of Ring One Boxing, center, tells contestant Russell (left) and Howard Boyd of the management team about a bus stop problem. Twenty years have passed since Nakia Dawson-Douglas last saw…

WEST HAVEN — While the city's financial troubles may cause the state to be wary of allocating bond funding, some officials say, at least one state lawmaker has said she will advocate for organizations to not-for-profit organizations are…

From our neighboring state on our western border comes a weird story involving a Domino's Pizza delivery guy, a loaded Glock, and a man who apparently didn't order fucking pizza!!It's true! An upstate New York guy is in hot water after…

Global commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield is expanding its Valuation and Advisory practice group, which provides real estate valuations to clients seeking debt and equity, transaction, portfolio, planning,…

A Florida woman has sued Equifax claiming she was denied a car loan because of a 130-point error in her credit report that she says was part of a larger group of errors score that the rating agency committed this spring due…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to be questioned under oath in the coming days as part of the New York attorney general's lengthy investigation into his connections as a real estate mogul.The deposition could be a…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Board of Pardon and Parole voted Wednesday to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who admitted beating to death a friend and colleague who refused to lend him $50 to buy cocaine .The council voted 3-2…

Celsius Network, once a titan in the crypto lending world, is in bankruptcy proceedings and facing allegations that it ran a Ponzi scheme by paying first depositors with money it obtained from new users. Some of the 1.7 million customers…

MILFORD, Conn. /ACCESSWIRE/August 2, 2022/ The Total Mortgage Fall River branch, which will be located at 341 Columbia Street, is scheduled to have its ribbon-cutting and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, August 3 at 11 a.m. The Fall…

The response was heavy when Connecticut's monkeypox vaccination clinics opened Monday, according to…

A long-running dispute over a Jackson Pollock collage has found its way back to court again, as legal proceedings continue over the high-profile divorce former state senator Alexandra Kasser and Morgan Stanley executive Seth…

MLB - Major League BaseballLast night Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 1Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland A's 1San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 0 Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1 -- Chapman Homers, Berríos claim victory as Jays beat Tigers…

Submitted by Madison Beach ClubDancing in sync: Matthew Maniatty, Nathaniel Konstantino, Peter Uzgaris and Lucas Newcomb. Photo by Chad Lyons MADISON, CT - Musical harmony means different things to everyone. Sweet doo-wop harmonies of…

Inflation has reached an all-time high, the Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 2.5% in six months and rumors of a recession are in the air. Yet corporate appetite for debt did not wane in the second!-->…

If the legislation manages to pass Democrats, the green bank is set to be funded with $27 billion to provide financing so low-income households can acquire efficient heat pumps, rooftop and community solar, and heaters. electric cars.…

WEST HARTFORD, CT — City officials are reminding taxpayers on Friday that taxes are due Aug. 1 if people want to avoid paying late penalties.“The City of West Hartford Revenue Collection Office is a friendly reminder to pay your tax bill by…

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Stocks on Wall Street are solidly higher in afternoon trading on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by a widely expected three-quarters of a point as the central bank steps up its campaign to stifle the surge…

Connecticut's three Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate clashed on Tuesday over Donald J. Trump, abortion and the question of eligibility: Is Senator Richard Blumenthal more vulnerable to a social moderate or a Conservative…

Geoff Ogilvy walked into the locker room two weeks ago at the Barracuda Championship and didn't recognize many faces. He's pretty sure they didn't recognize him either."They were probably thinking, 'Who is this old man with the beard and…

When Steven Cornell started in banking over three decades ago, there were over 100 banks headquartered in Connecticut.Now, according to the Connecticut Department of Banking, there are 25 state-chartered banks based here and seven other…

Monday, July 25, 2022 GoLocalProv Sales Team View larger + Brett Johnson of Fortuitous Partners PHOTO: LinkedIn The proposed and beleaguered Pawtucket minor league football stadium and adjacent development were approved Monday…

Sixteen Chicago Housing Authority employees were fired and one resigned after an internal investigation found they committed federal program fraud by submitting falsified applications to the Paycheck Protection Program to receive funds from…

It's been a tumultuous year for professional golf since the PGA Tour was last in Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. The defection (and subsequent blacklisting) of dozens of pros at the LIV Golf Invitational series supported by Saudi…

CONNECTICUT — The state's banking department has reached a settlement with a consumer collection agency trying to collect payday loans that can't be enforced in Connecticut.Connecticut-licensed consumer collection agencies cannot collect on…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A ratings agency is considering downgrading more than two dozen Florida-based homeowners insurance companies in a move that could cost homeowners with loans more.Rating firm Demotech plans to downgrade the 27…

Last season, Rutgers began a slide after losing in Game 4 of the season. The non-conference schedule for the 2022-23 season has been released and one game stands out – Game 4 against Temple. The Scarlet Knights started the season 3-0 in…

STAMFORD — Art Linares, the husband of Mayor Caroline Simmons, is a financial backer at a company that may be on track to obtain a marijuana grower's license, according to state business records. Linares, a former Republican state…

(The Conversation is an independent, nonprofit source of news, analysis, and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Sri Lanka has a new president and a new prime minister – but a change in the leadership of the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Rising mortgage rates have combined with already high home prices to discourage potential buyers. Mortgage applications fell sharply. Sales of previously occupied homes have fallen for five consecutive months,…

Bob Palermo, Bankwell's senior vice president of commercial loans, said this was the second loan Bankwell had made to Belfonti companies. “We had previously granted a construction loan for by Michel Belfonti project in Cromwelland we are…

The other day I was at a restaurant with three friends and decided to be Mr. Deep Pockets and collect the check. Times are tough, so I wanted to be generous in case I needed them to co-sign a loan when the recession hits and my 401(k)…

STAMFORD, Conn., July 20. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut…

Mirror photo of Patrick Waksmunski's Christian Fochler of Barton's Plumbing & Heating scores for the 3rd by Park Home receiver Connor Sanders on a sacrifice to left…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A day after the Sri Lankan president fled, Mohamed Ishad waited outside an immigration office near the capital, clutching a folder of documents he hopes will renew his passport so that he can also leave.With the…

Where other banks see a state border, Freedom Credit Union President and CEO Glenn Welch sees a breakthrough into a new market. This is the reason behind the credit union's request to the Connecticut Department of…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Top Democrats running for the chance to face U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin largely focused their attention on the Republican opponent in the first and only televised debate on Sunday, while the lone female…

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — Japan's Miroku Suto looks like a professional golfer with the logos of 11 sponsors splashed across his polo shirt, cap, bag and even his belt. His parents say the deals are worth around six figures a year, with some…

Timothy L. Miles, Nationally Recognized Lawyer for Securities Class Actions and Shareholder Rights, Selected as the Nation's Top Counsel by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel Timothy L.…

Most officials predict that crypto technology will not be needed for cash management practices for at least the next five years. The US Fed plans to…

Jul 16, 2022, 12:32 a.m.Updated 2 hours agoBy: Associated PressFormer President Donald Trump and two of his children had their questioning postponed on Friday as part of a civil investigation in New York into their business dealings, a…

Discovered by Paul Simon during his trip to South Africa to collaborate with South African musicians during the recording of "Graceland", Ladysmith Black Mambazo returns to the United States for their first post-COVID tour, performing at…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week hit its highest level in nearly 8 months, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell.Claims for unemployment assistance for the week ending…

When Branford's plant-based gourmet restaurant G-Zen closed in April, area vegans and flexitarians cried. Where would they go for their Zen burgers made with black beans, their Reubens made with marinated tempeh or the chili-cheese…

- Original Horizon Platform Record $192 million new loans in Q2, including $137 million new loans for HRZN - - Horizon Platform ends the quarter with a record backlog of $267 millionIncluding $221 million in HRZN commitments -…

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FARMINGTON, Conn., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:HRZN) ("Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture-backed companies in the…

East Lyme - Emily Murray, an assistant coach at Norwich Free Academy last season, is the new head field hockey coach at East Lyme High School, athletic director Steve Hargis announced on Monday.Murray replaces Kristy Behbehani, who!-->…

© Shutterstock Penn State Brandywine and SAP, a global software company, have partnered to support SAP's efforts to nurture cybersecurity professionals. SAP will fund Penn State Brandywine undergraduate research and provide…

TORRINGTON — The Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the fourth annual “Great Giveaway Business Showcase” Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at the Carole and Ray Neag Performing Arts Center at the Warner Theater, 82…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Chamila Nilanthi is tired of all the waiting. The 47-year-old mother-of-two spent three days queuing for kerosene in the Sri Lankan town of Gampaha, northeast of the capital, Colombo. Two weeks earlier, she had…

BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 28: Avelo Airlines takes off with its first flight from Burbank to Santa ... Rosa at Hollywood Burbank Airport on April 28, 2021 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for…

Naugatuck-based Ion Bank's parent company is buying an independent finance company specializing in auto loans.Ion Financial officials announced on Wednesday that the company has reached an agreement with Cheshire-based BCI Financial. Terms…

(The Conversation is an independent, nonprofit source of news, analysis, and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Boris Johnson, the current outgoing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, wanted to follow in the…

In Second Quarter 2022 Market Report, William Pitt - Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty Sees Signs of Moderation Ahead …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has raised its key interest rates to 14.50% and 15.50% in an attempt to contain inflation that has deepened the country's economic woes.The recent price hikes have been a blow…

New Haven, July 06 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and…

If we're all feeling the bite of inflation, how will the elderly and those on fixed incomes fare?With the rising prices of food, gas, and prescription drugs, you may be feeling strapped for money and worried that you won't be able to afford…

BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency says high natural gas prices and wartime supply fears in Ukraine will slow demand growth for fossil fuels in coming years. In a report released on Tuesday, the Paris-based agency…

Stephen Nicholas Parrett Stephen Nicholas Parrett, 57, of New Canaan, CT, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 16, 2022. He was born July 20, 1964 in Stamford, CT. Stephen has been a resident of New Canaan for most of his life,…

Of all the companies leaving blue states, those in the firearms industry are leading the pack. Renowned gun manufacturers, some of whom have operated in the northern states for centuries, are now heading south. Remington, founded in 1816…

NEW YORK (AP) — Rent has come due for American small businesses and at a very inopportune time.Landlords were lenient with rent payments during the first two years of the pandemic. Now many are asking for rent arrears, and some are also…

Over the past twelve years, Connecticut has gone from massive deficits to a now-record $1 billion surplus. Cooperation from public servants' unions, an influx of new residents in the pandemic, and strong income and sales tax collections…

Season 2 of life in the NASCAR Cup Series couldn't have gone better for Trackhouse Racing. Part-owner Justin Marks' team has already picked up two wins from Ross Chastain and one from Daniel Suarez, elevating the organization…

BRIDGEPORT — During a recent visit to the only Pilates studio in town, State Rep. Steve Staffstrom, D-Bridgeport, learned how to do double leg presses."Steve did some exercises on what's called the Wunda chair," said Laura Pennock, owner of…

SANTA FE, NM (AP) — Archbishop John C. Wester speaks about the decision to mortgage an iconic Santa Fe cathedral to fulfill a settlement agreement related to victims of sexual abuse in the church.The action was a last resort because "we…

Once you have completed the process of establishing your Connecticut LLC, you can now focus on running your business and keeping it in good standing. The following sections contain tips to help you sustain your…

Help is coming for many people with medical debt on their credit reports.Starting Friday, the three major U.S. credit reporting companies will stop counting paid medical debt in reports that banks, prospective homeowners and others use to…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch airline KLM announced Thursday that it is repaying the last part of the loans it obtained from the Dutch government and banks to help it survive when the COVID-19 pandemic 19 plunged world aviation into a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks oscillated between gains and losses on Wall Street on Wednesday, keeping the market on track for its fourth monthly loss this year.The S&P 500 was down 0.2% at 1:47 p.m. The benchmark has been volatile all week…

About half of all Americans agree that the lack of affordable housing in their city is a major problem, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center Survey. Pew also found that a proportion of Americans concerned about declining housing…

The Backstreet Boys have been back on tour since postponing their DNA World Tour multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The popular boy band of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean and cousins ​​Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson…

As we've heard often from Democrats over the past few years, individuals, corporations, and businesses should pay their fair share of taxes. Sure, "fair" is in the eye of the beholder. Without getting into the question of whether it's…

Good morning everyone! It's Monday at The Haddams-Killingworth and I'm back in your inbox to update you on all the biggest things happening in the community today. I wish you all a nice day. Here we are. First, today's weather forecast:…

The three Molina children lost their father in a hit-and-run accident in downtown Stamford in April. They were separated from their mother 11 years ago by the United States' blitzkrieg approach to immigration policy.Two months after the…

Rising food prices. Skyrocketing fuel bills. Wages that don't keep pace. Inflation plunders people's wallets, triggering a wave of protests and labor strikes around the world. This week alone has seen protests from the…

People on the Move is an overview of recent hirings, promotions, appointments, and other notable moves by state professionals. If you would like to submit an application, please contact [email protected]!-->…

Gary Valerio, Fairhaven High School Class of 1972, cycled from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic for a few good reasons, including attending his 50th high school reunion on Friday, June 24. Along the way, he tries to raise $100,000 to help…

PARIS (AP) — The head of the Air France-KLM airline alliance said Thursday it would take weeks or months to introduce new security guards to ease pressure on Amsterdam airport. , which has seen flight cancellations, damaging delays and…

NAUGATUCK, CT and PINE BROOK, NJ/ACCESSWIRE/June 22, 2022/ Connecticut-based Ion Financial, MHC, the parent company of Ion Bank, and New Jersey-based Lincoln Park Bancorp, the holding company of Lincoln 1st Bank, announced today that they…

Visitors will return to an altered landscape of Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday as it partially reopens following record flooding that reshaped the park's rivers and canyons, wiped out many roads and left some areas…

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Mobile-focused gaming content provider game kingdoms has been licensed as an online gaming service provider by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, it announced on Tuesday, making it the fourth U.S. state where it is…

LELAND MERRILL recently joined Centerville Bank as Senior Vice President and Chief Loan Officer. / COURTESY OF CENTREVILLE BANK Leland Merrill recently joined Centerville Bank as senior…

Pictured from left to right: Brooke Henderson, 2022 ShopRite LPGA Champion, Tim Vogel, Corporate Relations Manager for America's Grow-a-Row, and Dave Snyder, Group Director, Retail Sales, for Coca-Cola North America. (Photo provided)…

TOKYO (AP) — Asian markets were mostly down in cautious trading on Monday ahead of a U.S. federal holidayConcerns about inflation and the risks of a global recession stemming from the central bank's efforts to rein it in seemed to outweigh…

Lauren Hudson, 40, and Chris Krieger, 39, bought a modern Vermont cabin as a second home in 2017. They turned to Airbnb to cover the costs, then left their day…

WEST HARTFORD - The first day of summer is one of the most anticipated days of the year and it's Tuesday, June 21.The other feature of this day, however, is not so popular at West Hartford, although it is something everyone has to deal…

The Hall High School Jazz Band of West Hartford, with special guest trombonist Chris Crenshaw, will kick off the three-day Greater Hartford Jazz Festival in Bushnell Park, an event expected to attract 70,000 music fans. Submitted The 31st…

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Two Mississippi businessmen, including one who served on the governor's economic stimulus advisory committee, have been indicted on charges related to the fraudulent receipt of more than $2 million in pandemic…

Investors are painfully aware of the fall in stock and bond markets so far in 2022. Are federal and state officials aware of the damage that falling markets will soon wreak on budgets and public finances? Tax revenues from capital gains…