Article: Boston Private Completes Acquisition of Charter Bank.

BOSTON -- Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPFH), today announced that it completed its acquisition of Charter Financial Corporation, the bank holding company for Charter Bank, a Washington chartered commercial bank (referred together with Charter Financial as Charter Bank). The transaction is valued at approximately $72.0 million.

Founded in 1998, Charter Bank offers banking services for professionals and family-owned businesses throughout the Puget Sound region. As of March 31, 2007, Charter Bank had approximately $294 million in total assets, $227 million in total deposits and $3.0 million in net income for the year ending December 31, 2006. ...

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