Banking & Lending
Banking News Roundup: July 20, 2026
The latest grants, donations and promotions at New Hampshire institutions.
NHMB Hires New General Counsel
New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp, the parent company of Meredith Village Savings Bank, Merrimack County Savings Bank, Savings Bank of Walpole and NHTrust, has a new top lawyer.
Primary Bank Being Bought by MA Group
New Hampshire is losing another small local bank to an out-of-state buyer.
New Hampshire Banking News Roundup: July 6, 2026
The latest grants, donations and promotions at New Hampshire financial institutions.
Banking News Roundup
The latest grants, donations and promotions at New Hampshire financial institutions.
HELOCs and Construction Loans Boosted Loan Origination in 2025
Despite a low inventory of homes for sale across the state, top loan originators substantially boosted their residential lending last year, thanks mostly to higher home prices, popular home equity lines of credit and increasing residential construction loans.
Mascoma Bank, Maine Mutual Plan Holding Company Merger
Lebanon-based Mascoma Bank and Maine-based Androscoggin Bank last month announced their plan to combine their parent companies into a single mutual holding company in the hopes of realizing scale.
New England CPA Trade Groups Merge
The Boards of Directors and members of the state CPA societies of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont say they have approved a merger to form the New England Society of CPAs, effective July 1.
Mass. Bank Files to Buy First Seacoast
Dover-based First Seacoast Bank has agreed to be acquired by Massachusetts-based Cambridge Savings Bank, adding to the list of larger Bay State lenders making inroads in the Granite State.
Warsh as Fed Chair May Not Lead to Rate Cuts
President Donald Trump has made it clear he expects his choice for Federal Reserve chair to quickly cut interest rates once he takes office.
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