by Diane McLaughlin | Aug 7, 2022
The pandemic startup surge is showing little sign of abating, and some local banks are expanding their financial education programming to support new – particularly minority – business owners, and perhaps win new customers along the way.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 9, 2022
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 6, 2022
Cambridge Savings Bank has provided $26 million in financing to a wealth management company that has been expanding its business along the East Coast.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 4, 2022
From food pantries to future coders, banks and a real estate brokerage helped out their neighbors in many ways in recent weeks.
by Steve Adams | Feb 15, 2022
Cambridge Savings Bank provided $38.7 million in construction financing for a nearly 400,000-square-foot last-mile distribution center in Boylston.
by Diane McLaughlin | Jan 30, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the traditional power balance between employers and employees, and what those workers want out of a job, challenging lenders to show workers a stronger value proposition.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 8, 2021
Brickman has acquired a multi-tenant industrial building at 120 Forbes Boulevard for $17.6 million.
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 17, 2021
Lenders should combine technology with a human-centric approach to build lifelong relationships. Aim to create a relationship with your customer like the one they share with their primary physician.
by Banker & Tradesman | Aug 26, 2021
Cambridge Savings Bank has opened a new branch in Somerville’s Assembly Row, the bank’s 18th branch and first in Somerville.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jul 16, 2021
Cambridge Savings Bank has launched a digital-only bank, joining several other Massachusetts community banks that offer online savings products to consumers nationally.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jul 6, 2021
Cambridge Savings Bank has provided a construction loan and line of credit to Catholic Memorial to help fund a renovation project at the private all-boys high school.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jun 1, 2021
Cambridge Savings Bank has provided a $750,000 corporate loan to Capital Good Fund, a Rhode Island-based community development financial institution, to fund small-dollar loans to low- and moderate-income families and individuals in Massachusetts.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 20, 2021
Cambridge Savings Bank has invested $500,000 in Coastal Ventures V LP, a socially responsible venture capital fund managed by CEI Ventures.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 9, 2021
Local banks contributed to a range of causes in recent weeks, from upgrades to local libraries and support for young mothers to support for affordable housing developers.
by Diane McLaughlin | Mar 21, 2021
A pair of mergers between four Massachusetts banks are opening new doors for growth, their leaders say, despite the challenges they faced in merging cultures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Diane McLaughlin | Nov 1, 2020
Now that Eastern Bank has become a stock bank, giving up its status as the nation’s oldest and largest mutual bank, the Massachusetts banking landscape could see even more changes in the years ahead.
by Banker & Tradesman | Aug 6, 2020
Several local banks have joined an initiative to increase voter registration and participation in the U.S.
by Steve Adams | Aug 2, 2020
A recent capital improvement and renovation project at 81 Wyman St. in Waltham has received LEED Platinum certification for core and shell by the U.S. Green Building Council.
by Diane McLaughlin | May 27, 2020
Even as banks continue to deal with the impacts of the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, a second Cambridge-based community bank plans to go ahead next week with an acquisition next month.
by Diane McLaughlin | Mar 17, 2020
Massachusetts communities saw more changes at bank branches Tuesday as the spread of the coronavirus continued. Bank branches throughout the state have closed, with some offering services at drive-up windows only and others shutting down entirely.