Banking local is more important than ever
Where you choose to put your money says a lot about your personal values, and where your money goes matters in the context of local communities.
Cambridge’s top-credit-rating streak continues for 25th year with by-now familiar forebodings
Cambridge maintains its top credit scores for the 25th year in a row and is one of only 24 cities nationwide with a trifecta of highest-possible ratings, said City Manager Yi-An Huang, but several factors threaten the city’s long-term financial standing.
Cambridge Savings Bank names Bailey to lead; 12-year head Patenaude will be special adviser
Cambridge Savings Bank has a new president and chief executive in Ryan Bailey, the bank’s board of directors announced Wednesday.
Jefferson Park housing is split into two projects, adding complexity even as overall costs get lower
The huge project to replace and expand the Jefferson Park public housing development will be split in two, the Cambridge Housing Authority has decided.
Police found suspect in unarmed bank robbery after chase into apartments in Central Square
An unarmed bank robber got into a Cambridge apartment building Wednesday before being caught, according to police and scanner reports.
All may not be lost for victims of computer scams who go on the offensive against banks and cards
Bank or credit card companies will do their utmost to avoid making a scam victim whole. They anticipates that the customer will give up and go away.
25/8 artspace, carved from the side of a bank, offers window into emerging creators’ work
The new and bite-sized “25/8 artspace” is lighting up Harvard Square at all hours of the day, starting with Nat Reed’s “Bikes Move Us” sculptures.
Black people seeking mortgages and refinancing apply less, get less than whites and Asians here
The numbers don’t prove discrimination, yet federal mortgage lending records show persistent disparity along racial lines in who gets housing loans.
In need of tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour? Single seats can be won at bank café locations
If you’ve had trouble getting seats to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour appearances in Foxboro on May 19-21 – and you have – here’s a chance to pick up a ticket.
SVB failed holding affordable-housing money from Cambridge developers. But so far, so good
Cambridge affordable-housing developers and a spokesperson for a city program that helps low- and moderate-income residents buy homes here say the March 10 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank hasn’t hurt projects and borrowers to which it provided major support.
