BROCKTON, Mass. - (05/30/06) HarborOne CUs specialloan for lead paint abatement received a special citation last weekduring the MassHousing agencys 10th annual Home OwnershipAwards ceremony. The credit union made a total of 59 low-interestGet the Lead Out loans in 2005 for a total of$926,000 to help low- and moderate-income homeowners remove leadpaint from their homes. Thats almost a quarter of all thespecial lead paint loans made in the state. Since the program wascreated in 1997 there have been a total of 3,382 loans made for$61.4 million.
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The president and his allies have stepped up their verbal attacks on the Federal Reserve and its chairman in recent weeks, and while the tough talk has not changed policy, it has sent a clear message to the financial sector.
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Baton Rouge-based Investar Holding Corp. has agreed to pay $84 million for Wichita Falls Bancshares, which operates five branches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
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