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Saturday, November 21, 2009, as of 02:39 AM EDT

State Coverage: New Hampshire

Credit Union Using Online Signatures

American Banker | Jan 06

Service Credit Union has begun using an online system from Integrated Media Management to deliver documents to members around the world and to capture ...

New Hampshire Thrift Laconia Hires CEO

American Banker | Mar 14

Laconia Savings Bank in New Hampshire has hired Mark Primeau as its president and chief executive officer.

Vermont Mutual to Buy Second Bank in N.H.

American Banker | Feb 29

Passumpsic Bancorp in St. Johnsbury, Vt., has announced a deal to buy Lancaster National Bank in New Hampshire for $12.8 million in cash.

Chittenden to Strengthen Its New Hampshire Position in Deal

American Banker | Jun 06

Just four days after closing its purchase of a bank in Maine, Chittenden Corp. in Burlington, Vt., has struck another deal.

New Hampshire Thrift Makes Second Deal in Vermont

American Banker | Apr 17

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Inc. in Newport plans to acquire the $83 million-asset First Community Bank of Woodstock, Vt., for $15.5 million in cash and stock.

N.E.'s Biggest Mutual Thrift Looks to Buy

American Banker | Jan 09

Eastern Bank in Boston has not been much of an acquirer in recent years, but that could change under its new chairman and chief executive, Richard E. Holbrook.

U.S. Bank Share of TD Profit Off

American Banker | May 26

TD Banknorth Inc. of Portland, Maine, contributed a smaller share of Toronto-Dominion Bank's profits in the February-April quarter than a year earlier.

Indirect Path to N.H. Rarity: A Start-Up

Mr. Stoneman is a freelance writer in Albany, N.Y. | Apr 12

East Boston Savings Bank is reaching north into New Hampshire for growth, but it is taking an indirect route.

Mass. Annuities Probe Takes Toll on Stocks

Matthias Rieker contributed to this report. | Feb 22

Shares of the 12 financial firms caught up in a widening investigation of annuities sales in Massachusetts took a hit on Friday.

A Seller? Fulton Financial Isn't Behaving Like One

American Banker | Jan 14

The buzz in investment circles is that Fulton Financial Corp. of Lancaster, Pa., may soon receive a buyout offer that is too good to refuse.

In Brief: Retirement at Chittenden Bank

American Banker | Jan 11

Lawrence W. DeShaw, the president of Chittenden Corp.'s flagship bank, said he will retire at the end of March.

Boston Private Plans Growth in a New England Deal Flow

American Banker | Jan 05

The private banking unit of Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. says it plans to move beyond the city with a couple of acquisitions in New England this year.

Gift Card Case Has OCC Siding With States

American Banker | Nov 17

WASHINGTON - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has taken the unusual step of siding with three states in a preemption case.

Will Runoff Tide Turn on Banknorth?

American Banker | Aug 30

It is probably the oldest conventional wisdom in the industry: Any deal where a bank sells itself to a big out-of-state company is bound to send customers running off to smaller, local competitors.

Banknorth, TD Discuss What's Next

American Banker | Aug 27

Toronto-Dominion Bank's $3.8 billion deal for 51% of Banknorth Group Inc. is a bet that both companies will be more effective acquirers in the United States together than either could be on its own.