Login Subscribe Activate Web Access My Account News • Front Page • Banking & Lending • Commercial &   Industrial • Residential Real   Estate • Big Deals • Real Estate   Records • Credit Records • Back Issues • Calendar Supplements • Commercial Real   Estate Quarterly • Residential Real   Estate Monthly • Structures Services • Advertising • Subscribing • Article Reprints • Editorial Calendar • About Us • Contact Us • Industry Links • Newsstand   Locations • Policies				March 14, 2008 BREAKING NEWS: TD Banknorth, Commerce Bank to Merge By Staff TD Banknorth and Commerce Bank are merging, creating a combined network of 1,100 locations. BREAKING NEWS: Portfolio Sale Includes 11 Conn. Properties By Staff Eleven Connecticut properties have traded hands as part of a 26-asset, $220 million portfolio sale. BREAKING NEWS: Farmington Office Building Sold for $23 Million By Jeff Haynes A New York-based real estate investment trust has purchased a 2-story, 107,654-square-foot office building in Farmington for $23.3 million. BREAKING NEWS: Mass., Conn. Not Ranked in Mortgage Fraud Report By Jeff Haynes No news is good news. An annual report tracking mortgage fraud has yet to find enough examples from 2007 in either Massachusetts or Connecticut to include those states in its national rankings. Larger Loan Limits Bolster Borrowers, Bank Business By Jeff Haynes Higher loan limits could trigger a wave of refinancing applications in Fairfield County if the accompanying new restrictions don’t discourage borrowers. Foreclosure Programs Claim Conn. Success By Jeff Haynes As state and regional mortgage relief plans try to get rolling, two federal initiatives claim to have already helped thousands of Connecticut borrowers. New Appraisal Changes Fail to Impress By Jeff Haynes Various players in the lending industry view a new effort to boost appraisers’ independence as partially redundant and possibly inadequate. Real Estate Records Credit Records