Mutual Holding Company Deals Hit Milestone
With its pending acquisition of Bluestone Bank, Mutual Bancorp will become the largest mutual holding company in Massachusetts but is operating in a relatively unique way under CEO Matthew Burke.
With its pending acquisition of Bluestone Bank, Mutual Bancorp will become the largest mutual holding company in Massachusetts but is operating in a relatively unique way under CEO Matthew Burke.
Raynham-based Bluestone Bank is merging its mutual holding company with that of Cape Cod 5 to create an $8.8 billion-asset organization.
Banking regulators have given the nod to Rollstone Bank & Trust in its effort to join River Run Bancorp, a two-bank mutual holding company in the Merrimack Valley.
North Shore Bank, part of Hometown Financial Group, will buy Quincy-based Colonial Federal Savings Bank in a $44 million deal.
According to Securities and Exchange Commission documents on March 20, Winchester Savings Bank will be converting to a mutual holding company structure and has begun a community offering.
The mutual holding companies of Dedham Savings and South Shore Bank plan to combine without merging the two banks.
The mutual holding companies for Newburyport Bank and Pentucket Bank plan to combine in a plan to cut costs by sharing back-office services.
Needham Bank is planning to reorganize its corporate structure to add a mutual holding company.
Dedham Institution for Savings has notified state regulators that it intends to reorganize into a mutual holding company, signaling that a potential merger may not be far down the road.