Sage Bank

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Sage Bank
Company type Privately held company
Industry Banking
Founded1885;139 years ago (1885)
DefunctAugust 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)
Fate Acquired by Salem Five Bank [1]
Headquarters Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Key people
Diane Walker, President
Kenneth Bishop, Chairman
Total assets $147.097 million (2017) [2]
Total equity $11.287 million (2017) [2]
Website Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

Sage Bank, for most of its history known as Lowell Co-operative Bank, is a defunct American bank formerly headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts. Until its 2018 acquisition by Salem Five Bank, the bank operated two branches, both of which were located in Lowell.

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History

The bank was established in 1885 as Lowell Co-operative Bank. [3]

In January 2009, the bank was recapitalized though a supervisory stock conversion, converting from a mutual co-operative bank to a stock co-operative bank. [4] [5]

In December 2010, the bank acquired the assets of Omega Mortgage Corporation. [4] [6]

In 2013, the bank changed its name to Sage Bank. [4]

In November 2014, Richard E. Bolton Jr., the president, CEO, and chairman, and Dean L. Kenney, the executive vice president and chief financial officer, both resigned after a shareholder dispute and disagreement with the direction of the bank. [7]

In August 2018, Salem Five Bank closed its acquisition of Lowell-based Sage Bank, an entity with $140 million in assets and 68 employees. [8]

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