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Theresa Conroy Joins Eastern Bank As Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager

March 26, 2025

Ms. Conroy Focuses On Regional and Middle Market CompaniesBOSTON, MA, March 26, 2025 – Eastern Bank is pleased to welcome Theresa Conroy as a Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager. Ms. Conroy brings 20 years of commercial and industrial lending experience to Regional and Middle Market companies.“It is a pleasure to welcome Theresa Conroy to Eastern Bank’s Commercial Banking...

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Eastern Bank Expands Franchise Lending Offering

March 18, 2025

David Farwell and Randi Baskin Blume Bring Decades of Franchise Lending ExperienceBOSTON, MA, March 18, 2025 – Eastern Bank is pleased to expand its Franchise Lending group with the arrivals of Senior Vice President and Head of Specialty Finance David Farwell and Senior Vice President of Franchise Finance Randi Baskin Blume. Both bring extensive expertise in franchise lending and commercial...

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Andrew Hersom Joins Eastern Bank As Senior Vice President, Head Of Investor Relations

January 14, 2025

BOSTON, MA, January 14, 2025 – Eastern Bank is pleased to welcome Andrew Hersom as Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations. Mr. Hersom brings over 19 years of investor relations experience. He joins Eastern Bank from Argo Group International Holdings where he was head of investor relations responsible for interfacing with the investment community. Prior to that, Mr. Hersom was Senior Vice President of Investor Relations...

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Eastern Bank Earns Top Score for 11th Consecutive Year in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index

January 8, 2025

Eastern Is Recognized As A Leader In LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion And Equality BOSTON, MA, January 8, 2025 – Eastern Bank is pleased to announce that for the eleventh consecutive year, it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

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Eastern Bank and Eastern Bank Foundation Join With Massachusetts Housing Partnership and the Boston Foundation to Launch ONE+ Mortgage Program to Make Homeownership More Accessible for Low- and Moderate-Income First-Time Homebuyers

November 25, 2024

Program launches with over $11 million in public and private support from the Commonwealth, the Boston Foundation’s Racial Wealth Gap Partnership, and Eastern Bank and the Eastern Bank Foundation Lynn, Massachusetts – November 25, 2024—The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) announced today the launch of ONE+, an innovative mortgage program designed to make homeownership more accessible for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers...

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Eastern Bank Named #1 SBA Lender in Massachusetts for the 16th Year in a Row

November 21, 2024

BOSTON, MA, November 21, 2024 – Eastern Bank has been named by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as the top lender to small businesses for SBA 7(a) and 504 loans in Massachusetts for the 16th consecutive year.“Eastern is very honored to be recognized once again by the Small Business Administration as a top lender to the small business community, working together to...

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Eastern Bank Names Kimberly Dee Executive Vice President, Consumer Banking Director

October 31, 2024

BOSTON, MA, October 31, 2024 – Eastern Bank, Greater Boston’s leading local bank, is pleased to announce that Kimberly Dee, a highly accomplished retail, customer transformation and business banking executive, has been named Executive Vice President, Consumer Banking Director. She will also serve on the Bank’s Management Committee, comprised of Eastern’s most senior executives. Dee most recently...

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Eastern Bank Announces Senior Leadership Appointments

September 4, 2024

BOSTON, MA, September 4, 2024 – Following its recent merger with Cambridge Trust and as part of its enhanced focus on product development, wealth management and private banking, Eastern Bank is pleased to announce that Executive Vice President Sujata Yadav has been named Chief Product Officer, and several former Cambridge Trust leaders have been named to the following roles at Eastern Bank:...