East Cambridge Savings Bank Acquires Patriot Community Bank

Cornerstone Bank to Acquire Athol Savings Bank (Merger Agreement)

July 29, 2025

Financial Services

Cornerstone Bank (a subsidiary of PeoplesBancorp, MHC) and Athol Savings Bank announced the execution of a merger agreement under which Athol Savings Bank will merge into Cornerstone Bank. Athol Savings Bank will operate as a division of Cornerstone, retaining its name and five branch locations, with the deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2026 subject to approvals.

CAPTRUST Acquires Patriot Pension Advisors

October 19, 2022

Financial Services

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors acquired Massachusetts-based Patriot Pension Advisors, a retirement-plan specialist that oversees roughly $900 million in client assets. MidCap Advisors served as Patriot Pension Advisors' exclusive financial advisor; Patriot's leaders Ted Burke and Michelle Marchionni will continue to run the business as CAPTRUST expands its Northeast footprint.

Citizens Financial Group Acquires 80 HSBC East Coast Branches and National Online Deposit Business

February 22, 2022

Financial Services

Citizens Financial Group has closed its acquisition of 80 East Coast branches and the national online deposit business from HSBC Bank U.S.A., N.A., adding more than 800,000 customer accounts and rebranding the branches as Citizens. The deal expands Citizens' physical presence in the New York City metro, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Florida markets and brings more than 500 former HSBC employees to Citizens as part of the conversion.

North Shore Bank and Hometown Financial Group Complete Merger with Abington Bank

September 23, 2024

Financial Services

Hometown Financial Group and North Shore Bank completed the merger of Abington Bank into North Shore Bank, creating a combined community-bank franchise with more than $3 billion in assets and 25 branches across eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. The transaction consolidates Abington Bank as a division of North Shore Bank, expands Hometown Financial Group's scale and branch network, and enables enhanced digital banking, mortgage capability, and lending capacity.

United Bankshares Acquires Community Bankers Trust Corporation (Essex Bank)

December 3, 2021

Financial Services

United Bankshares, Inc. completed its acquisition of Community Bankers Trust Corporation, the parent company of Essex Bank, adding an organization with approximately $1.7 billion in assets and headquarters in the greater Richmond, Virginia region. The deal expands United’s Mid‑Atlantic footprint into additional Virginia and Maryland markets; former Community Bankers Trust President and CEO Rex L. Smith III was retained as a Regional President for the former Essex Bank locations.

Pacific Western Bank Acquires Civic Financial Services from Wedgewood

February 2, 2021

Financial Services

Pacific Western Bank (PacWest Bancorp) has purchased Civic Financial Services, a Redondo Beach-based institutional private lender, from Wedgewood, LLC. Civic will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary with William J. Tessar remaining as President; financial terms were not disclosed.