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VA provides 7% more home purchase loans in Connecticut in Q3

There were 289 VA home purchases in Connecticut in the third quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2024, totaling $116.1 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

By Constitution State News | Nov 15, 2024

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Drug trafficking operation allegedly run from car dealership leads to thirteen arrests

Thirteen individuals have been arrested following an investigation into a drug trafficking operation allegedly run from a car dealership in New Britain, Connecticut.

By Constitution State News | Nov 15, 2024

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Number of VA loans issued in Connecticut increased by 183.9% from Q3 2023 to Q3 2024

By Constitution State News | Nov 12, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 440 home loans in Connecticut, totaling $170.4 million, during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA issues fewer Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Connecticut in Q3 vs. Q2 2024

By Constitution State News | Nov 9, 2024

The VA issued 53 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Connecticut during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, compared to 77 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA home loan amount in Connecticut increases from 2022 to 2023

By Constitution State News | Nov 8, 2024

The average VA loan amount for Connecticut in the fiscal year 2023 was $350,771, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 289 home purchase loans in Connecticut in Q3

By Constitution State News | Oct 28, 2024

There were 289 VA home purchase loans issued in Connecticut in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $116.1 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Waterford woman pleads guilty to embezzlement from addiction services nonprofit

By Constitution State News | Oct 21, 2024

Vanessa Roberts Avery, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Michele Devine, a 50-year-old resident of Waterford, has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven. Devine admitted to embezzling funds from the Southeastern Regional Action Council on Substance Abuse, Inc. (SERAC), where she held the position of executive director.

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VA provides 440 home loans in Connecticut totaling $170.4 million in Q3

By Constitution State News | Oct 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 440 home loans totaling $170.4 million in Connecticut during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Inflation in Connecticut lower than national average as of September 2024

By Constitution State News | Oct 16, 2024

As of September 2024, Connecticut experienced a 17.6% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.5% increase.

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Connecticut receives $20.1 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q3

By Constitution State News | Oct 16, 2024

The VA issued 53 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Connecticut during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Stratford man receives four-year federal sentence for gun trafficking

By Constitution State News | Oct 11, 2024

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Eskavail Gordon, also known as "Vail," aged 21 from Stratford, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison. The sentence was delivered by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford. Following his imprisonment, Gordon will serve three years of supervised release due to a firearm trafficking offense.

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New Canaan man sentenced for tax evasion; ordered to report in February

By Constitution State News | Oct 7, 2024

Vanessa Roberts Avery, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Vishal Dhar, a 56-year-old resident of New Canaan, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison. The sentence was delivered by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. Following his prison term, Dhar will be under supervised release for two years due to tax evasion.

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Connecticut ranks 22nd in average VA home loan amount in 2023

By Constitution State News | Oct 3, 2024

With $350,771 in issued loans, Connecticut ranked 22nd for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2023, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 433 home loans in Connecticut totaling $154.5 million in Q2

By Constitution State News | Sep 28, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 433 home loans totaling $154.5 million in Connecticut during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Connecticut experiences lower inflation rate than national average as of August 2024

By Constitution State News | Sep 26, 2024

As of August 2024, Connecticut experienced a 17.2% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.3% increase.

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VA provides 270 home purchase loans in Connecticut in Q2

By Constitution State News | Sep 25, 2024

There were 270 VA home purchase loans issued in Connecticut in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $101.4 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Seven charged after major counterfeit pill operation disrupted by federal investigation

By Constitution State News | Sep 23, 2024

A federal grand jury in Bridgeport has indicted seven individuals for their roles in a large-scale counterfeit pill manufacturing and trafficking operation. The announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for New England; and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division.

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Connecticut receives $26.6 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q2

By Constitution State News | Sep 19, 2024

The VA issued 77 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Connecticut during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Connecticut residents urged to register on National Voter Registration Day

By Constitution State News | Sep 16, 2024

Eligible voters encouraged to check and update registration

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Waterbury gang member pleads guilty to attempted murder charges

By Constitution State News | Sep 16, 2024

Justin Cabrera, also known as "J.U.," 25, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to offenses stemming from his participation in the 960 gang, a violent Waterbury street gang.