Done deal: BofA, Fleet merger - 2004-04-01
Bank of America Corp. today concluded its $49 billion merger with FleetBoston Financial Corp. The deal forms the second largest U.S. bank with nearly $1 trillion in assets.

Bank of America is based in Charlotte, N.C., and has 1,800 Western New York employees in the former 35 Fleet branch offices in Erie, Niagara and Orleans counties and other operations, and Bank of America's national mortgage servicing and call center in Amherst.
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Housing developers descend on Brockton - 2004-04-01
Housing complexes are popping up across the city as developers respond to a continued demand for affordable homes by constructing new subdivisions on city outskirts and condo buildings in the downtown area.

Skyrocketing rents and special mortgage programs for first-time and lower-income buyers have also made owning a home a more affordable and attractive option.
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