Webster Financial Corp., Waterbury, Conn., has reached a definitive agreement to acquire North American Bank and Trust Company, a Conn. state-chartered commercial bank also in Waterbury, for a combination of stock and cash valued at approximately $30 million.North American's board has already approved the deal, which must now be voted on by the company's shareholders. Webster expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter. Among its other holdings, Webster is majority owner of Chicago-based Duff & Phelps LLC.
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The fintech's Figure Connect private credit loan exchange has grown to account for 56% of total consumer marketplace activity in early 2026.
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However, for the second quarter, increased home purchase mortgage activity contributed to an industry-wide 11% increase in agency securitizations, BTIG said.
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OceanFirst Financial worked with an asset manager to apply the structure to a $1.5 billion portfolio of residential mortgages.
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Flatworld Mortgage Solutions says its former vice president breached his employment agreements by soliciting its customers as he formed a rival offshoring firm.
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