Massachusetts

Lisa Perrin will take over at the Massachusetts-based institution when President and CEO Karen Duffy retires.

The Connecticut company, which will top that asset milestone when it buys United Financial, says it could acquire more banks in coming months.

The Connecticut company will add heft in its home state and Massachusetts when it buys the former mutual.

Paramount Financial Technologies says its software can help banks answer key questions about their branch networks, including when it makes sense to expand them.

Provident Bancorp, one of the nation's oldest active banks, is setting the stage to become a fully stock-owned company.

Two recent campaigns show credit unions can still make an impact with old-school marketing, but some fear too few institutions are utilizing data in ways that can target those messages for maximum effect.

The Boston company gained the mortgage platform when it bought First Choice in 2017.

The proposed combination of Sharon Credit Union and Crescent Credit Union still needs approval from regulators and members.

The Fitchburg, Mass.-based institution also started an insurance agency and upgraded its mobile banking last year.

Sloane, who died on Saturday, refused to bulk up on commercial real estate loans, a move that helped him survive two severe economic downturns.

Mark Fierro, who was previously the CUSO's chief operations officer, was named as interim CEO late last year.

The Massachusetts mutual hired two former bankers from Blue Hills Bancorp, which was recently sold to Independent Bank.

The Canadian bank recently caught flak over an ad in one of its branches that was seen as a slight against the diverse Boston community of Dorchester. Here’s what other bankers can take away from the episode.

Karen Duffy, the veteran leader of the Massachusetts-based CU, will retire on Aug. 31.

Events at local breweries can be a fun way to educate younger members about getting their first mortgage but credit unions must walk a fine line at such events.

Digital-asset companies will try to develop a less adversarial relationship with the state's securities regulator, who stopped several startups from selling digital currencies as investments.

Members of Cheshire County Federal Credit Union have approved the merger into the Gardner, Mass.-based GFA.

After converting to a mutual savings bank in 2013, the former CU is set to become a fully stock-owned company.

The former credit union will shed its mutual status when it becomes a fully stock-owned company.

Hometown, which agreed to buy Millbury Savings Bank, has already completed one acquisition this year and has another pending.