Connecticut

Washington Trust Bancorp in Westerly, R.I., has agreed to buy Halsey Associates, an investment advisory firm in New Haven, Conn.

Naugatuck Valley Financial in Naugatuck, Conn., has been freed from a regulatory order.

MERIDEN, Conn.—Small credit unions in Connecticut are set to receive marketing assistance for the rest of 2015 thanks to a partnership between the Connecticut CU League and a marketing firm specializing in credit union promotions.

People's United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn., reported higher first-quarter profit on higher lending fees and gains on the sale of loans.

Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., reported lower first-quarter profit as costs from adding personnel and an acquisition weighed on results.

Signature Bank in New York has opened a private banking office in Greenwich, Conn.

A hedge fund is pressuring Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., to consider spinning off its health savings account division.

Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., didn't have to look far to find a permanent leader.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A task force comprised of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies is still trying to untangle the attempt to rob the local branch of Achieve Financial CU that included all the hallmarks of a great action movie: a dramatic home invasion, kidnapping and explosives.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Seasons Federal Credit Union on Wednesday said it has received CDFI certification from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

Predictions for a massive winter storm in the Northeast have prompted banks in the region to close branches and delay earnings calls.

Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., posted higher profits in the fourth quarter, propelled by strong loan demand.

Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., has hired a new chief strategy officer.

Profits at People's United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn., edged up in the fourth quarter thanks to fee income and loan growth.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. — Nutmeg State FCU kicked off the new year with a new charter, converting from a federal charter to a state charter and becoming Nutmeg State Financial CU.

SBT Bancorp in Simsbury, Conn., moved its shares on Wednesday to a new OTC Markets Group trading platform.

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Connex Credit Union, a $419-million institution, said it has merged with Sargent Employees Federal Credit Union (SEFCU), a $3.4 million entity.

Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., has changed the name of its wealth planning unit.

United Financial Bancorp in Glastonbury, Conn., is planning to close five branches and lay off the employees who work in them.

The $1 billion-asset ESB said in a press release Thursday that it will pay $53 million in cash for the $333 million-asset Citizens National.