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Banking & Finance

  • MM&A deal for $15.9M heads for approval

    January 23, 2014

    A $15.9 million bid from Railroad Acquisitions LLC for the assets of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway will go before a bankruptcy judge today.

    January 23, 2014
  • N.Y. investment firm wins bid for MM&A assets

    January 22, 2014

    A subsidiary of the New York-based Fortress Investment Group has won a bid for the assets of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, according to the trade publication Atlantic Northeast Rails & Ports.

    January 22, 2014
  • N.Y. investment firm wins bid for MM&A assets

    January 21, 2014

    A subsidiary of the New York-based Fortress Investment Group has won a bid for the assets of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, according to the trade publication Atlantic Northeast Rails & Ports.

    January 21, 2014
  • Second bidder submits offer for bankrupt rail company

    January 17, 2014

    At least two bidders have submitted offers to purchase the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, which is slated to be sold at auction next Tuesday. Today is the deadline for final bids to be submitted prior to the auction.

    January 17, 2014
  • Wiscasset OKs tax deal with Molnlycke

    January 15, 2014

    In a special town meeting vote on Tuesday, Wiscasset voters approved a tax-increment financing agreement with Swedish health care product manufacturer Mölnlycke Health Care for the expansion of its Rynel plant.

    January 15, 2014
  • How to manage an endowment for a nonprofit

    Barry L. Kohler January 13, 2014

    The term “endowment” often suggests larger nonprofits, such as hospitals and colleges. However, a nonprofit of any size may choose to create an endowment. In fact, most should! An endowment, after all, is simply a permanent fund.

    Barry L. Kohler January 13, 2014
  • Maine Farmland Trust approaching 2015 fundraising goal

    January 8, 2014

    The Maine Farmland Trust has raised $18 million of a $50 million goal that the organization would use to protect farmland and bolster the state’s agricultural sector.

    January 8, 2014
  • How the Patco case changed who pays in cybercrime

    Lori Valigra December 23, 2013

    One Wednesday in 2009, Mark Patterson received a letter from his bank that his company had transferred a payment to a bad account.

    Lori Valigra December 23, 2013
  • Judge approves MM&A auction terms

    December 19, 2013

    A federal bankruptcy judge has approved bidding procedures for the auction of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railways, for which bidding will start at $14.25 million.

    December 19, 2013
  • Stalking horse bid for MM&A is $14.25M

    December 16, 2013

    The trustee for the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway is asking a judge for approval of a sales agreement with stalking horse bidder Railroad Acquisitions Holdings LLC for $14.25 million.

    December 16, 2013
  • Small business lending in Maine

    December 9, 2013

    This data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shows small business loans in Maine have remained relatively stable for the past four years, with moderate increases in commercial and industrial lending.

    December 9, 2013
  • Banks, credit unions scramble to meet new federal mortgage rules

    James McCarthy December 9, 2013

    There's QRM, the acronym for qualified residential mortgage, and QM for qualified mortgage. ATR for ability to repay. GSE for government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

    James McCarthy December 9, 2013
  • Maine banks go mobile to net new customers

    Lori Valigra December 9, 2013

    Banks have come a long way since Uncle Billy misplaced his deposit and almost ruined George Bailey's building and loan company in the 1946 film “It's a Wonderful Life.” Nowadays, more people are taking to the Internet to make deposits and pay bill

    Lori Valigra December 9, 2013
  • Small business lending in Maine

    December 9, 2013

    This data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shows small business loans in Maine have remained relatively stable for the past four years, with moderate increases in commercial and industrial lending.

    December 9, 2013
  • MM&A Railway bids could open this week

    December 5, 2013

    The trustee for the bankrupt Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway told Bloomberg News that the compa

    December 5, 2013
  • Avoid damages in commercial lease disputes

    Justin Lamontagne November 25, 2013

    Imagine the following: You're a commercial landlord. It's the first of the month and the rent check didn't come. You visit your tenants and the doors are locked. The lights are off.

    Justin Lamontagne November 25, 2013

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