East Boston Savings Bank

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East Boston Savings Bank
Company typePublic company
Nasdaq: EBSB
Industry Financial services
Founded1848;176 years ago (1848) in East Boston, Massachusetts
FateAcquired by Rockland Trust
Headquarters Peabody, Massachusetts
Number of locations
39
Key people
Richard J. Gavegnano
(President, CEO & Chairman)
Increase2.svg US$ 236.675 million (2018) [1]
Increase2.svg US$ 55.771 million (2018) [1]
Total assets Increase2.svg US$ 6.178 billion (2018) [1]
Number of employees
550 (2018) [2]
Website EBSB.com

East Boston Savings Bank was a Massachusetts-chartered stock savings bank founded in 1848. [3] [4] The company delivered a wide range of deposit and loan products through the operation of the bank. [5] On April 22, 2021, Rockland Trust would be acquiring the bank. [6]

History

East Boston Savings Bank was established in Maverick Square, East Boston in 1848 by some merchants and shipbuilders, as a result of the booming commerce in Boston. [7] [8]

In 1991, East Boston Savings Bank became a wholly owned subsidiary of Meridian Mutual Holding Company, later known as Meridian Financial Services.[ citation needed ]

By, 2006 Meridian formed another holding company called Meridian Interstate Bancorp, to which ownership of the bank was transferred. [9]

In 2009, Meridian Interstate entered into a merger agreement with Mt. Washington Cooperative Bank of South Boston, Massachusetts. The merger was consummated in early 2010 and Mt. Washington Bank now operates under its name as a division of East Boston Savings Bank. [7] [10]

In July 2014, Meridian Interstate Bancorp consummated a second step stock conversion. Its top tier holding company MFS ceased to exist and a new corporation, Meridian Bancorp, Inc. was established. [11]

In May 2020, East Boston Savings Bank has collaborated with nearby restaurants in East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester and Revere to provide over 1,300 meals. [12]

In July 2020, East Boston Savings Bank has launched new branches in Salem and Woburn, and plans to launch the third branch of EBSB in Brookline in late summer. [13]

In April 2021, Independent Bank Corp. and Meridian Bancorp, Inc. Sign Merger Agreement for Rockland Trust Company to Acquire East Boston Savings Bank. [14]

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