Eastern Bank Deal Gets Backing

Eastern Bank Corp. has received regulatory approval to buy Wainwright Bank and Trust Co., the Boston companies said Monday.

The acquisition was announced June 29 in which the $6.7 billion-asset Eastern would buy the $1 billion-asset Wainwright through a cash transaction valued at $163 million. The companies said in a joint press release that they expect the acquisition to close Wednesday.

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