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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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

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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American Banker

JUNE 15, 2023

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

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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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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. Community banks and credit unions are likely to go out of business, he said, “and they do not have the money to launch these mobile banking platforms.”

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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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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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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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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

JANUARY 16, 2020

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

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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

JANUARY 22, 2020

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

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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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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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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American Banker

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Dorothy Savarese, the head of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank in Massachusetts, seeks a financial system where the rules encourage community banks and big banks to do the things that they are best at.

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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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American Banker

DECEMBER 27, 2022

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

More than 41% of banks have bought into hyperconvergence — a blend of integrated server, storage and networking technology that's easily managed by software — and there's no sign of its popularity letting up. PeoplesBank, a community bank in Massachusetts, is one of those that caught the bug.

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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. However, the bank has another 120 or so applications it intends to get through the E-Tran system once funding is approved. “We

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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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American Banker

JANUARY 27, 2022

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American Banker

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The Massachusetts banker is honored for her commitment to financial education and entrepreneurship.

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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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American Banker

JUNE 15, 2020

Peoples Bank in Arkansas and Main Street Bank in Massachusetts are getting smarter about spotting suspicious transactions tied to unemployment benefit fraud as well as warning customers what to watch out for.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 23, 2019

One found a buyer, another announced plans to retire, and others took steps to reinvent their banks.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Building a low-cost core deposit base is arguably the most difficult task in banking, and it creates significant value to the publicly traded bank because it is difficult to replicate. Selection: Mitch Englert, EVP of Community Banking, Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Call this one my first add/drop of the year.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2018

Six years ago I asked in a blog post Will Plain Vanilla Kill Community Banking ? Leader Bank - A $1.2 billion in assets Massachusetts bank developed Zrent so it's landlord customers could more efficiently collect rent from tenants. The bank now licenses the product to other financial institutions.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Salem Five Bancorp has agreed to buy Georgetown Bancorp in a deal that will combine two Massachusetts banks.

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American Banker

JANUARY 6, 2017

Joseph Campanelli has run large publicly traded companies such as Sovereign Bancorp and Flagstar, but he seems more energized after agreeing to become CEO of Needham Bank, a depositor-owned mutual in Massachusetts.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 9, 2019

And easier is what me and my colleagues hunt for when we do process improvement projects at community financial institutions. Online banks already use automated processes. The ability to deliver community banking services in the manner desired by your customers. Making me wonder: shouldn't this be easier? Believe me.

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Social Assurance

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The holidays are a time when communities come together to support each other and celebrate the bonds that bring us together. Through it all, community banking institutions have been there to support their neighbors. Covid-19 impacted every community across the nation and the world. The season of festivities.

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American Banker

MAY 18, 2016

A study commissioned by the Massachusetts Bankers Association found a correlation between a spike in credit unions with low-income designations and an increase in member business lending in the state.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. THE BANKING AWARDS. Lifetime GonzoBanker Achievement Award – The Gonzo team was saddened by the Dec.

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