by State House News Service | Nov 27, 2024
A new state law effectively protects BlueHub Capital, a Roxbury nonprofit that was sued in 2020 over predatory lending allegations, from lawsuits over its “shared appreciation mortgage” products.
by Sam Minton | Nov 21, 2024
Gov. Maura Healey’s decision to not veto legislation that shields a Boston non-bank lender being sued by its borrowers is being blasted by the lawyer in the case.
by Sam Minton | Nov 15, 2024
Language shielding lenders of an unusual type of mortgage from lawsuits got included in the state’s big economic development bill this week over the objections of the state’s biggest mortgage-lender trade group.
by Banker & Tradesman | Sep 9, 2024
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
by CommonWealth Beacon | Aug 5, 2024
Following an appeal from Gov. Maura Healey, the leaders of the House and Senate said late Friday that they are willing to call a special formal session of the Legislature to approve an economic development bond bill.
by CommonWealth Beacon | Jul 30, 2024
The six-member legislative conference committee trying to find common ground on a wide-ranging economic development bill is also facing heavy lobbying pressure on a narrow provision dealing with a product called a shared appreciation mortgage.
by CommonWealth Beacon | Jul 16, 2024
A four-year-old court battle between nonprofit lender BlueHub Capital and a group of angry customers is spilling over into the state Senate’s economic development bill.
by Steve Adams | Apr 14, 2024
Roxbury-based BlueHub Capital’s Karen Kelleher is seeing no let-up in demand for the lender’s services as an intermediary piecing together financing packages for real estate projects in low-income communities.
by Steve Adams | Sep 11, 2023
A commercial property near Nubian Square would be redeveloped and expanded with 140 housing units under a pending proposal by a Newton-based firm.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jul 24, 2023
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s The Personnel File.
by Steve Adams | Apr 30, 2023
While Greater Boston’s life science development boom has transformed many neighborhoods but so far bypassed urban centers such as Roxbury. To change that, developers brought in a relatively unique source of financing.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 6, 2023
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s the latest installment of Banker & Tradesman’s Personnel File.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 27, 2022
Advancing housing affordability and stabilization is a long game that requires collaboration, creative solutions, and quick interventions. In February, Asian Community Development Corp. successfully did just that when it acquired an occupied private building in Chinatown.
by Steve Adams | Feb 28, 2022
The acquisition of a Chinatown apartment building is a milestone for the neighborhood’s attempts to fight displacement and loss of housing affordability, according to a local nonprofit that took ownership this month.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 1, 2021
Boston-based WinnDevelopment has begun construction of 71 additional units of mixed-income for 55-and-over residents at New Bedford’s Cliftex Mill complex.
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 11, 2018
Boston Community Capital has changed its name to BlueHub Capital to reflect a growing national presence, the company said in a statement.