Banking & Finance

The GFA Federal Credit Union announced Thursday it promote Nicole Blais as the manager of the Winchendon branch for the credit union.

Employment in biopharmaceutical manufacturing in Massachusetts grew by 34 percent over the past 10 years.

Following its merger with Barre Savings Bank and strong financial performance in 2015 and into 2016, Fidelity Bank has grown to the second largest mutual bank in Worcester County, CEO Edward Manzi announced at the bank's annual meeting.

House and Senate lawmakers fell short in reaching a deal that would have limited the use of non-compete agreements between employers and employees.

EMC's journey to its, nearly finished, acquisition by Dell is detailed here.

A local CEO walks through what he knows about business lending.

Laurie Benson has been hired to lead Fidelity Bank's consumer banking as senior vice president and head of retail banking.

A hiring freeze takes effect across the executive branch Monday, part of the Baker administration's plans to hit a $100 million "efficiency savings" target in the new state budget.

Lowell-based Enterprise Bancorp Inc., the parent of Enterprise Bank that has branches in Acton, Fitchburg and Leominster, announced a 36 percent year-over-year increase in net income for the second quarter of 2016.

Two area mutual banks have announced that they have agreed to a merger that would create a bank with nearly $1 billion in assets and $95 million in equity across 14 branches.