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State Treasurer Deb Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, announced today more than $7.6 million in loan principal forgiveness for 24 projects in 18 communities statewide, including three SouthCoast communities.

Following each New Bedford City Council meeting, Bits & Pieces will look at some items too small for a full story, but too ignore.

BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities say Massachusetts farmers are now eligible to apply for low-interest emergency loans to make up for some of the losses caused by cold weather earlier this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated most of the state's mainland as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by frosts and freezes that occurred from February through early May...

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Monday that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to businesses and non-profits that have been impacted by the drought which has effected many Bristol Co. farms.

Loan orders dominated the New Bedford City Council's agenda Thursday night, including funding of municipal buildings and elementary schools.

Businesses impacted by this past winter may be eligible for some federal loans.

Mayor Jon Mitchell is asking the City Council to approve nearly $25 million in loan orders to be used for repairs throughout the city. Speaking on his weekly radio program, Mitchell says about $13 million will go towards rehabilitating the main runway at the City's Regional Airport...

Freddie Mac earned $5 billion from April through March, the seventh straight profitable quarter for the mortgage giant.

Average rates on U.S. fixed mortgages ticked up this week but are still low by historical standards, a trend that has helped the housing market recover.