Kenneth Gosselin

Business Writer, Hartford Courant

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Hartford Courant business writer covering financial services, residential and commercial real estate. Really like using social media.

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kennethgosselin: Sudden downpour on Route 2 ...

twitter.com — Sudden downpour on Route 2 in #Colchester. Lots of cars pulling off to wait it out. #thunderstorm pic.twitter.com/fwEoMZzqHY
RT @bleukhardt: Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say - ProPublica propublica.org/article/bank-o… via …

Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say

propublica.org — Six former Bank of America employees and one former contractor gave sworn statements that the bank lied to homeowners, denied loan modifications for bogus reasons and rewarded employees for sending homeowners to foreclosure. Bank of America employees regularly lied to homeowners seeking loan modifications, denied their applications for made-up reasons, and were rewarded for sending homeowners to foreclosure, according to sworn statements by former bank employees.
Connecticut house sales fall again in April but prices continue to rise. Why that may not be good for recovery: bit.ly/16yQ4j
How #SandyHook Elementary students and their families are finding a way back from tragedy: via @SturdevantNews cour.at/159xgEz

Inside Sandy Hook School: Learning To Heal

courant.com — Monroe officer Todd Keeping discusses "The Ducks Of Sandy Hook Elementary" and how they have become a coping mechanism for the students. On those nights when Amy DeLoughy's children can't sleep, haunted by memories of the massacre at their elementary school, or on those mornings when they can't face the daily routine, she calls in the ducks.
You won't believe what the directors of a small, CT community bank reaped when the lender went public. Terrific analysis by @couranthaar.
Banks have long raked in fees from overdrafts, but wait until you see how much they're making now: nyti.ms/12DpXu4

Banks Rake In Overdraft Fees, Report Finds

bucks.blogs.nytimes.com — Overdraft penalties represent well over half of banks' fees from consumer checking accounts, a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds. The report, based in part on confidential data provided by some of the nation's larger banks, estimated that 61 percent of bank fees from consumer accounts were for overdrafts and insufficient funds, penalties charged when customers spent more than their accounts had available.
ASD's new building is nearly finished and land will be sold. But protestors aren't giving up. via @JulieStagis cour.at/1bpBJ9w

Alumni Protest American School for the Deaf Changes

courant.com — About 30 American School for the Deaf alumni lined the sidewalk in front of the school on Monday morning, holding purple signs with slogans like "Preserve ASD" and "ASD Not For Sale" and eliciting honks from passing cars.
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