Reading Cooperative Bank and Wakefield Cooperative Bank Announce Partnership
January 2, 2025
Reading Cooperative Bank and Wakefield Cooperative Bank announced plans to enter into a partnership that will create a stronger, more resilient mutual cooperative bank. The combined institution will retain the name Reading Cooperative Bank and is expected to be finalized in late Q2 2025, pending approvals from boards, depositors, the Massachusetts Division of Banks, and the Federal Reserve.
- Buyers
- Reading Cooperative Bank
- Targets
- Wakefield Cooperative Bank
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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