Tag: Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Bank sued for allegedly aiding $100M Ponzi scheme
PROVIDENCE – Berkshire Bank, a Boston-based bank with five locations throughout Rhode Island, is facing a federal class action lawsuit alleging it helped facilitate...
Berkshire Hills and Brookline Bancorp receive final approval for Beacon Financial...
BOSTON – Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Berkshire Bank, and Brookline Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode...
Berkshire Hills and Brookline Bancorp form Beacon Financial holding company amid...
BOSTON – Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. and Brookline Bancorp Inc. announced that their planned merger will create a new holding company called Beacon Financial...
Bank Rhode Island’s parent posts $22M profit in Q2
BOSTON – Brookline Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Bank Rhode Island, posted a profit of $22 million for the second quarter of 2025,...
Berkshire Bank Foundation invests nearly $400K in local nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – The Berkshire Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Berkshire Bank, invested nearly $400,000 in area communities through grants and other giving in...
700 Berkshire Bank employees volunteer during community service week
PROVIDENCE – Seven hundred Berkshire Bank employees volunteered with 31 nonprofits earlier this month as part of the bank’s “Xtraordinary Week” (X Week) of...
Eastern Bank parent enters agreement to acquire HarborOne in $490M deal...
PROVIDENCE – Eastern Bankshares Inc., the holding company of Eastern Bank, has entered into a merger agreement with HarborOne Bancorp Inc., the holding company...
4 R.I. nonprofits among 118 in Northeast to receive grants from...
PROVIDENCE – Berkshire Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Berkshire Bank, invested more than $400,000 in communities through grants and other giving in the...
Berkshire Bank concludes Community Comeback program by exceeding $5B goal
BOSTON – Berkshire Bank’s Community Comeback program just ended by exceeding its $5 billion goal to lend and invest across the company’s markets, after...
Berkshire Bank, Citizens named among ‘Most Trustworthy Companies in America’
BOSTON – Berkshire Bank has been recognized as one of the most trusted companies in America for the fourth consecutive year, according to Newsweek...













