Banking & Finance

If you’re adding to your family, Charleston is among the best places to do it — and not only because of the weather. A study from real estate company Redfin ranked Charleston the third-most affordable city to raise a baby. … Read More

A federal judge has denied a resentencing request from a Ponzi scheme mastermind who swindled about $66 million from hundreds of people. Al Parish was sentenced to 292 months in prison for the scheme by Judge David Norton in July 2008. … Read More

Brantley Thomas, former CFO of the Berkeley County School District, was sentenced to 11 years in South Carolina prison and ordered to pay almost $1 million in restitution after pleading guilty to state charges of public corruption. … Read More

LendingTree ranked the Holy City No. 12 among U.S. cities with the most debt-laden baby boomers, with Charleston boomers carrying nearly $28,000 in non-mortgage debt. … Read More

Charles Towne Holdings, based in the Cigar Factory on East Bay Street, will help guide middle market companies through private placements, merger and acquisition activities, and financial advising. … Read More