Article: Citizens Financial Group to Buy Massachusetts Bank.

Article: Citizens Financial Group to Acquire Port ...
PR Newswire;  April 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Mass., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and Port Financial Corp. today announced a definitive agreement under which Citizens will acquire Port Financial Corp. , the holding company for CambridgePort ...

Article: Citizens of R.I. to Expand In Mass. Via Deal for ...
American Banker;  April 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Banker in an interview. Citizens found Port Financial attractive because of ... split between closings of Port Financial and Citizens branches, he said ... Mr. Fish described Port Financial as "a Citizens Bank look-alike: low ...

Article: Port Financial Corp. Shareholders Approve Merger ...
Business Wire;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... subsidiary of Port Financial, will be merged into Citizens' subsidiary bank ... the merger of Citizens and Port Financial, shareholders ... will benefit from Citizens' outstanding ... communities it serves. Port Financial Corp. is the ...

Article: Citizens buys Port Financial
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  April 18, 2003 ;     320 words ...Citizens Financial ... will acquire Port Financial Corp. of ... the deal, Port Financial's CambridgePort ... become part of Citizens Bank of Massachusetts ... business. Citizens has seven ... Lancaster County. Port Financial's stock ...

Article: Port Financial Corp. Reports First Quarter EPS ...
Business Wire;  April 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... subsidiary of Citizens, Citizens and Port. Under the terms of the Agreement, Citizens will acquire Port in a ... Bank will become part of Citizens Bank. The acquisition ... quarter of 2003. The Port Financial Corp. Annual Meeting ...

Article: Little bank that could, and did; Port Financial ...
The Boston Herald;  April 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: JON CHESTO Port Financial Corp. rode the same ... deal to sell itself to Citizens Financial Group Inc ... Group Inc., said Citizens' Port deal was a smart ... although small for Citizens in general, is just ... Superstar 10 #8 Port Financial Corp.(PORT) Principal ...

Article: Port Financial Corp. Appoints KPMG LLP as ...
Business Wire;  May 30, 2002 ;     522 words ... ... BRIGHTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2002 Port Financial Corp. ("Port Financial") announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed KPMG LLP as Port Financial's independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December ...