Rhode Island: The Next Frontier for Mass. Bank Competition
As Massachusetts banks search for additional deposits, Rhode Island is becoming an opportune location to look.
Rent Control Could Threaten Local Bank’s Future, CEO Says
Rent control isn’t formally on the ballot yet, but one local bank is letting it be known that its future could be in question if the proposal were to pass in November.
Community Good Works
Peabody-based TruNorth Bank said it donated $24,230 to local school districts through its annual “Funding Their Futures” program. See who else gave back.
Needham Bank Sees Growth In First Quarter
With the merger between Needham Bank and BankProv in the rearview mirror, the bank’s top leader says he’s looking ahead.
Rent Control Fear Already Curbing Housing Loans, Rockland Trust Execs Say
Rockland Trust executives say the bank is seeing less demand for multifamily construction loans as investors nervously eye the potential for rent control to arrive in Massachusetts.
Mass Bay Credit Union Names New CEO
Kelli Cullen’s banking background includes serving in a senior management positions for the past 20 years.
Community Good Works
Burlington-based national environmental and engineering firm Haley & Aldrich organized over a dozen local AEC firms to take part in a construction industry career fair at Boston’s Codman Academy charter school in late March. See who else gave back.
Greylock FCU-Franklin First Merger Gets Green Light
Franklin First Federal Credit Union has received approval from its members to merge with Greylock Federal Credit Union.
Jeanne D’Arc Adds Payment Processing Solution
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union has added a new payments technology provider.
River Run Bancorp Promotes New CFO
River Run Bancorp has promoted Karl Denu to chief financial officer. Denu is the former CFO of one of River Run’s constituent banks.
Cape & Coast Bank Adds Trio of Executives
Cape & Coast Bank has added two new executives and promoted a third as its CEO says the bank aims to “accelerate growth.”
Personnel File – No. 438
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored, it’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
New Hampshire’s Top Lenders of 2025, Ranked
Banker & Tradesman’s sister publication has ranked which banks, credit unions and mortgage companies are doing the most residential and commercial lending in New Hampshire.
How a Top-Producing SBA Lender Wins
M&T Bank’s SBA unit has become one of its highest-producing departments in Massachusetts. That’s down to the way it trains bankers, Senior Vice President Rob Drake says
Needham Bank Adds New Financial Education Program
Needham Bank has launched “NB Financial Foundations,” a free financial education program created with content from education and worker training company EverFi.
More Fed Officials See Possible Rate Hikes This Hear, Minutes Show
The number of Federal Reserve policymakers willing to consider an interest rate hike this year rose between the January and March meetings, as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months.
Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Plans Merger with Adams Cooperative Bank
Adams Community Bank and Pittsfield Cooperative Bank have announced plans to merge and rebrand.
Mass Businesses Concerned About Rent Control
It’s not just the war with Iran: Businesses in Massachusetts are also concerned about the potential for rent control in the state, according to the latest survey from a major statewide business group.
The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Mass. Spring 2026 Housing Market
The Massachusetts housing market is starting to wake up after a long, chilly stretch. Here’s what could make – or break – the spring selling season.
Cottonwood Loans $122M for Charlestown Housing Redevelopment
The next building in the redevelopment of Boston’s Bunker Hill public housing complex has been financed, including a $50 million contribution from the city of Boston.
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