Banking & Finance

The New Year is upon us; optimism abounds, and there is usually an overriding belief that it...

Roy Nascimento took over as leader of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce one year ago, succeeding David L. McKeehan, the North Central chamber's only chief executive since its founding 32 years ago.

UMass Memorial Health Care has been returned to an investment-grade status weeks before seeking $177 million in...

ELIZABETH SMALL is now general counsel at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. She most...

After the Federal Reserve Bank raised short-term interest rates in December, future rate increases are likely to be gradual since inflation remains well below the Fed's 2 percent target rate, Boston Federal Reserve Bank President told attendees at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event Wednesday morning.

The Certified Public Accounting firms of Stowe & Degon, LLC of Westborough and Caplice, Ciaramicoli & Doyle LLP of Milford have merged practices, with the company's main office to be housed in Westborough.

Fitchburg's $1.3-billion Workers' Credit Union has purchased an office in Littleton to house its senior management team, freeing up spaces at its administrative offices in Fitchburg and Lunenburg.

Athol Savings Bank said it donated $22,000 to the United Way of North Central Massachusetts in 2015, according to a statement.

When Q&A last spoke in April with Michael Lussier – who has led Webster First since 1990 – the credit union had just announced its planned purchase of Boston-based Industrial Credit Union.

While banks have prepared for a potential federal interest rate hike for the first time in nearly 10 years, many are being forced to deal with continuing difficulty maintaining their independence.