Berkshire Bank was an American bank based in Boston, Massachusetts that operated branches in New England, and New York; it was the third largest regional bank headquartered in Massachusetts.[2][3] After a merger with Brookline Bancorp, the new entity is called Beacon Bank.
History
The company was founded on February 6, 1846, as Berkshire County Savings Bank.[4] In 1997, a year before James A. Cunningham Jr. was named president and CEO, the bank acquired Great Barrington Savings Bank and changed its name to Berkshire Bank.[5]
It later acquired Woronoco Savings Bank (2005), Factory Point National Bank (2007),[6]