Cambridge Trust, Wellesley OK’d to Merge June 1
Two community banks plan to go ahead with a merger even as the coronavirus pandemic has seen bank operations focus on customers affected by the economic crisis.
Two community banks plan to go ahead with a merger even as the coronavirus pandemic has seen bank operations focus on customers affected by the economic crisis.
Cambridge Trust Co., will pay $122 million when it acquires Wellesley Bank in an all-stock transaction. It will be Cambridge Trust’s second merger of the year.
The holding companies for Cambridge Trust Company and Wellesley Bank have entered into an agreement in which Wellesley Bancorp Inc. will merge with and into Cambridge Bancorp in an all-stock transaction, according to a joint statement from the banks.
Wellesley Bancorp, the holding company of Wellesley Bank, reported third quarter net income of $1.2 million, up more than $450,000 from the third quarter of 2016.