State Coverage: New Hampshire
Credit Union Using Online Signatures
American Banker | Jan 06Service 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 14Laconia 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 29Passumpsic 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 06Just 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 17New 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 09Eastern 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 26TD 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 12East 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 22Shares 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 14The 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 11Lawrence 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 05The 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 17WASHINGTON - 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 30It 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 27Toronto-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.