United Bank

TODD DONOHOE was hired as a commercial lender at Hometown Bank in Oxford. He was most recently...

Vice President, Commercial Banking, United Bank, WorcesterBirthplace: WorcesterResidence: Boylston High school: Oxford High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:...

Connecticut-based United Bank, which has seven branches in Central Massachusetts, reported record earnings in its second quarter, helped by a 19-percent jump in commercial lending and a jump in home loans.

The parent of Connecticut's United Bank posted higher first-quarter net income than any of its Connecticut and Massachusetts predecessors on strong residential and commercial loan demand and ongoing synergies from its nearly year-old merger. It also hiked its dividend.