Massachusetts

The Mass.-based credit union is the latest to drop its federal charter in favor of state oversight.

The acquisitive company plans to buy Blue Hills Bancorp to boost its footprint in eastern Massachusetts.

Edward Doherty is set to succeed Janice Houghton when she retires in November.

Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank has transformed its summer intern program so that it is more structured and attracts students who could see themselves staying in the industry.

Both of the credit unions being absorbed posted losses for 2017 and the first half of 2018.

BNY Mellon, JPMorgan and Bank of America are recruiting interns from Year Up, many of whom lack college degrees but are trained in high-demand fields such as cybersecurity and anti-money-laundering.

The Massachusetts-based CU says membership growth has accelerated to 7.4 percent.

Once a hotbed of activity, the region has reported the fewest bank mergers since the financial crisis.

The $54 million purchase of Pilgrim Bancshares will give Hometown branches in western, central and eastern Massachusetts.

Avidia Bank in Massachusetts collaborated with Exhibit 'A' Brewing to produce and sell an IPA as part of a plan to boost marketing to small businesses and millennials.

PeoplesBancorp in Holyoke, Mass., has agreed to buy First Suffield Financial in Connecticut for $60 million.

OneUnited in Boston recently issued a debit card supporting immigrants, taking a public stand on a divisive national issue.

Credit unions have seen massive gains in auto lending in recent years, but one analyst fears CUs may be too focused on that and losing share of wallet elsewhere as a result.

A look at the highlights of CUNA's 2018 ACUC in Boston.

Digital Federal Credit Union developed a platform to accelerate fintech development that helps to bake in a valuable partnership between groups that might otherwise be competing with each other.

Under a consent order with Texas and seven other states, the Atlanta-based credit reporting firm agreed to shore up its information security efforts, but it will not have to pay any financial penalties.

The internet-only bank plans to offer businesses a way to quickly open accounts online.

A group in North Carolina has finally gone public with its brand, and three other de novos have already been rebranded.

The company will also acquire three branches in Worcester County, Mass., when it buys the parent of Milford National Bank and Trust.

The company will snag its first branches in three towns in Connecticut and Rhode Island after buying locations from Webster Financial.