ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

People’s United Bank, which operates across Connecticut, southeastern New York state, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, recently demonstrated the growing interest of community banks to collaborate with FinTechs to expand their product offering — just as larger national and multinational financial institutions (FIs) do.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 7, 2024

River Run Bancorp near Boston said it would acquire Rollstone Bank and Trust, adding to a string of industry combinations as M&A activity gathers momentum in the second half of 2024.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Louis Fed’s community banking research conference, bank CEO Julieann Thurlow outlined Massachusetts-based Reading Cooperative Bank’s innovation journey and how it improved financial inclusion in the communities it serves. In keynote remarks last night at the St.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Anne Tangen, a bank IT expert-turned-CEO at BankFive in Fall River, Massachusetts, talks about BankFive's efforts to reduce friction in the account opening process, as well as her work to smooth the path for talented women in the community bank C-suite.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Despite some previous pushback, the Fed, represented by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and Chief Executive Officer Esther L. Accessibility Beyond Big Banks. George, was met with widespread support from her fellow witnesses.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The parent companies of Cape Cod 5 and Fidelity Bank have agreed to combine under a multibank holding company called Mutual Bancorp. The bank units would keep their current names and operate independently but pool resources to improve efficiency.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By way of comparison, we do a quarterly flip book for Massachusetts that shows all MA banks cost of funds was 2.48%. The bank consists of two segments: 1) the traditional community bank, and 2) CCBX, which is its Banking as a Service (BaaS) division started in 2018. But not that much higher. There they are.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 9, 2022

For nearly 200 years, Millbury National Bank has stayed independent as a commercially focused community bank in Massachusetts. Part of that independent tradition owes to the bank's history of multigenerational stewardship.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts pointed to the fact as many as 740 branches of the banks are within two miles of one another — and he raised concerns about branch closings and job losses.

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American Banker

JANUARY 22, 2020

The company acquired ResX Warehouse Lending from People's United Financial.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, was pleased with the result: “The bill provides much-needed relief from the Dodd-Frank Act for thousands of community banks and credit unions and will spur lending and economic growth without creating risks to the financial system,” she said.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

North Easton Savings Bank president and CEO Rich Spencer (left) with recipients of the bank’s annual college scholarships. College-bound high school students in Massachusetts were asked to complete essays about the intrinsic value of community banks for a chance to win a scholarship from North Easton Savings Bank.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Abington Bank in Massachusetts is planning to merge with Holbrook Co-operative Bank in Massachusetts.

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American Banker

MARCH 13, 2020

Jonathan Dowst will become president in July and CEO a year later.

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ABA Community Banking

APRIL 1, 2025

Among the deals announced were proposed bank acquisitions in Oklahoma and Tennessee and the merger of two Massachusetts mutuals. The post Bank mergers announced in multiple states appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 27, 2022

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Abrigo

APRIL 18, 2020

“While we can make no promises about when or if this might come to fruition, we encourage you to continue applying online,” says the website of Main Street Bank in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Other bankers on the ICBA webinar agreed that getting unprocessed applications completed is a top priority.

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American Banker

JANUARY 16, 2020

The Massachusetts savings bank will gain branches in two communities as part of the acquisition.

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American Banker

AUGUST 13, 2020

The Massachusetts company is laying off more than 40 employees with a focus on people working in its retail banking operations.

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ABA Community Banking

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Massachusetts’ Avidia Bank “gets social” in multiple ways to sell itself to public Blogs Social Media HowTo Community Banking.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Hanscom Federal Credit Union in Massachusetts said it would acquire Peoples Bancorp and its insurance agency. It marked the 21st deal of the year involving a credit union buying a bank.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 30, 2022

Me: Commercial Real Estate loans are the most profitable product in a community bank's arsenal and have been through various interest rate environments. Bank Senior Lender: Not when you consider the whole relationship. In a world of limited resources, which should you dedicate resources to pursue? But we have work to do.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Buying North Shore Bancorp in Peabody, Massachusetts, would give Hometown nearly $6 billion of assets and a higher profile in New England.

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American Banker

JUNE 20, 2024

PeoplesBank and Cornerstone Bank entered into an agreement to combine their holding companies in a deal slated to close early in 2025. The banks would continue to operate separately.

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Long Lasting Ideas

MAY 5, 2016

Community banks in Massachusetts & Tennessee do good and reap unexpected rewards. At BankMarketingCenter.com we’re big proponents of building financial literacy among community bank and credit union customers. But as American Banker reported a couple of weeks ago, a bank in Brockton, Mass.,

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American Banker

JUNE 15, 2023

Tony Macchi will be in charge of the Massachusetts community bank's ongoing digital transformation

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American Banker

AUGUST 16, 2024

The planned Bay State deal comes two months after the Minneapolis-based Thrivent said it plans to merge a credit union it controls into a new industrial bank.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Proposed bank acquisitions announced in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Kansas. The post Bank acquisitions announced in four states appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

JULY 14, 2020

Provident Bank was recast as BankProv to avoid confusion as it adds business lines and enters new markets.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Byline Bancorp in Chicago, Mifflinburg Bancorp in Pennsylvania and River Run Bancorp in Massachusetts announce acquisitions. The post Bank acquisitions announced in three states appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The cash-and-stock bid for Enterprise Bancorp is expected to close in the second half of 2025. In connection with the deal, Independent plans to raise about $250 million in subordinated debt.

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American Banker

JANUARY 27, 2022

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The Financial Brand

MAY 24, 2023

This article Unique Youth Savings Account Aims to Hook Gen Z and Gen Alpha on This Bank appeared first on The Financial Brand. A Massachusetts community bank puts a creative twist on savings accounts — and offers 5% interest! — to reel in young people and make them lifelong customers.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

As community banks attempt to grow funding for expanding their loan portfolios, most turn to a tried-and-true method: They promote a certificate of deposit “special.” Community banks can significantly improve how they price and sell time deposits to produce more funding volumes with less negative impact to profitability.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

The ratio would provide a bank’s current core capital position to risk-adjusted assets. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. 9) Brand Matters: SVB had one of the best brands in banking.

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