Stephen Macleod

It was a quiet July in Massachusetts bank planning, with one bank finalizing opening a new branch and filing to start prepping another, a second bank finalizing a closure and a third making another branch relocation move.

Frazier and Deeter has been acquiring firms nationwide over the past year.

Frazier and Deeter has been acquiring firms nationwide over the past year.

Boston law firm Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP is expanding even farther beyond its hometown.

Massachusetts business confidence has been on the rise for months, and now has hit its highest point this year, according to the monthly AIM Business Confidence Index.

A new report shows that Massachusetts small-business formation and the state's overall private employment continue to lag behind where they were before the Covid pandemic.

The area firm has added two other offices since 2024, but now adds a third Californian outpost as it brings on a sizable team from HSF Kramer.

The Federal Reserve approval clears the way for the acquisition to close Aug. 20, after which Webster Bank will become wholly owned by Santander.

Fidelity Investments reported in its latest business update that it has a record amount of assets under administration as it plans to begin returning to office in the coming weeks.

A Connecticut bank is planning a move into Boston through a merger with The Community Bank.