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Eastern Bank Welcomes Boston Battery LLC As An Asset Based Lending Customer

March 31, 2022

Provides $8 Million Of Financing For Working Capital, Real Estate And Equipment BOSTON, MA, March 31, 2022 – Eastern Bank is pleased to announce Boston Battery LLC as a new asset based lending customer. Boston Battery is an independent, locally owned wholesale distributor of Interstate Batteries, North America’s market leading automotive battery brand for over 60 years. Boston Battery serves the...

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Eastern Bank Announces Appointments To Its Management Committee

March 24, 2022

BOSTON, MA, March 24, 2022 – Eastern Bank is pleased to announce the following appointments to its Management Committee: Gregory P. Buscone, Executive Vice President, Senior Commercial Banking Officer; Martha A. Dean, Executive Vice President and Senior Operations Director; Timothy J. Lodge, President and CEO of Eastern Insurance Group LLC; Matthew A. Osborne, Executive Vice President, Senior...

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Eastern Bank Welcomes Landry’s Bicycles As A Commercial Customer

March 17, 2022

Provides Financing For Conversion To A 100% Employee-Owned Company And Ongoing Working Capital Needs BOSTON, MA, March 17, 2022 – Eastern Bank is pleased to announce Landrys, Inc. (Landry’s Bicycles) as a new commercial banking customer. Founded in 1922, Landry’s Bicycles is rated as one of "America's Best Bike Shops" by the National Bicycle Dealers Association and operates eight full...

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Eastern Bank Welcomes Work ‘N Gear As An Asset Based Lending Customer

March 10, 2022

Provides $8 Million Of Financing For Working Capital BOSTON, MA, March 10, 2022 – Eastern Bank is pleased to announce Work ‘N Gear as a new asset based lending customer. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Quincy, MA, Work ‘N Gear is an American retail company that focuses on selling various kinds of work apparel, footwear and...

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Eastern Insurance Group LLC Acquires Operating Assets of Michals Insurance Agency, Inc.

March 7, 2022

NATICK, MA, March 7, 2022 – Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Bank, announced today that it has acquired the operating assets of Michals Insurance Agency, Inc, a full-service insurance agency located in Watertown, MA. The transaction is effective March 1, 2022 and marks the 35th acquisition of an independent insurance agency by Eastern Insurance since 2002. Michals...

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Eastern Bank-Needham Bank Transaction Notice

February 9, 2022

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Division of Banks NEEDHAM BANK, Needham, Massachusetts has petitioned the Commissioner of Banks for approval to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of EASTERN BANK, Boston, Massachusetts. Under the terms of a Purchase and Assumption Agreement, NEEDHAM BANK will acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities which relate primarily to the deposits of cannabis-related business and...

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Eastern Bank Earns 100 for 9th Consecutive Year in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index

January 31, 2022

Eastern Is Recognized As A Best Place To Work For LGBTQ+ Equality Boston, MA, January 31, 2022 – Eastern Bank is pleased to announce that for the ninth consecutive year, it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace...

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As Part of Succession Planning, Eastern Insurance Group LLC Announces Promotion of Timothy J. Lodge to President and CEO Effective January 1, 2022

January 20, 2022

Outgoing President and CEO John Koegel Will Continue as a Consultant NATICK, MA, January 20, 2022 – Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Timothy J. Lodge to President and CEO of Eastern Insurance as part of its succession planning. John Koegel has retired from his role as President and CEO of Eastern Insurance, and has become a...

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Eastern Bank Foundation Announces Latest Support For COVID-19 Relief To Help Address Food Insecurity Across Massachusetts and New Hampshire

December 21, 2021

BOSTON, MA, December 21, 2021 – Eastern Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Boston-based Eastern Bank, has announced an additional $280,000 in COVID-19 support to address issues of food insecurity across Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Fifty-six organizations working to break the cycle of hunger – community-by-community –...