East Boston Savings Bank (merged into Rockland Trust Company)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1991 according to the FDIC.
Merged. East Boston Savings Bank merged into Rockland Trust Company on (FDIC: participated in absorbtion/consolidation/merger). Its data ends with the Call Report for ; figures on this page are from that report or earlier.

East Boston Savings Bank reported total assets of $6.1 bn at Q3 2021, its last Call Report before it merged into Rockland Trust Company. East Boston Savings Bank uses the community bank leverage ratio framework, with a leverage ratio of 11.90%, and the uninsured share of East Boston Savings Bank was 23.13%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • Since , East Boston Savings Bank has taken over one institution; the latest was Meetinghouse Bank on (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$6.1 bn
A year earlier (Q3 2020): $6.6 bn
Tier 1 leverage ratio
11.90%
A year earlier (Q3 2020): 10.98%
Return on equity
10.69%
A year earlier (Q3 2020): 9.00%
Uninsured share of deposits
23.13%
A year earlier (Q3 2020): 23.00%

What sets East Boston Savings Bank apart

How large is East Boston Savings Bank?

The balance sheet of East Boston Savings Bank at : assets $6.1 bn, deposits $4.7 bn, net loans $4.9 bn (loans equal to 102.59% of deposits). Securities make up 0.1% of total assets at East Boston Savings Bank. Since , when East Boston Savings Bank held $3.6 bn, its assets grew 70.0%. In the year to , deposits at East Boston Savings Bank fell 4.8% while its total assets fell 6.7%. At , East Boston Savings Bank employed 427 full-time equivalent staff across 43 offices, about $14.4 mn of assets per employee and $110.0 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at East Boston Savings Bank is uninsured?

At East Boston Savings Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 23.13% of domestic deposits at (+0.12 pp on a year earlier). In dollars, East Boston Savings Bank estimated $1.1 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q3 2021

MetricValueA year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$4.7 bn$5.0 bn (Q3 2020)
Net loans and leases$4.9 bn$5.6 bn (Q3 2020)
Loan-to-deposit ratio102.59%112.64% (Q3 2020)
Net interest margin3.13%3.10% (Q3 2020)
Return on assets (ROA)1.26%0.98% (Q3 2020)
Efficiency ratio50.93%46.98% (Q3 2020)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesGain of $454,000Fell by $196,000
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.14%0.06% (Q3 2020)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.10%0.00% (Q3 2020)

US rank of East Boston Savings Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

East Boston Savings Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of East Boston Savings Bank each quarter; total assets were $6.1 bn at Q3 2021$2.7bn$3.7bn$4.8bn$5.8bn$6.8bn20172018201920202021Meetinghouse Bank merged inTotal assets$6.1bnNet loans$4.9bnDeposits$4.7bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of East Boston Savings Bank each quarter; total assets were $6.1 bn at Q3 2021$2.7bn$4.1bn$5.5bn$6.8bn20182020
  • Total assets $6.1bn
  • Deposits $4.7bn
  • Net loans $4.9bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

East Boston Savings Bank uses the community bank leverage ratio framework, so it reports no risk-based ratios; its leverage ratio was 11.90% in . Equity capital of East Boston Savings Bank at : $762.8 mn, or 12.4% of total assets.

The available-for-sale portfolio of East Boston Savings Bank showed an unrealized gain of $454,000 at ; the gain fell by $196,000 over the year.

East Boston Savings Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of East Boston Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 20219.5%10%11%12%13%20172018201920202021Tier 1 leverage12%Total capital12%CET111%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of East Boston Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 20219.5%11%12%13%20182020
  • Total capital 12%
  • CET1 11%
  • Tier 1 leverage 12%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

East Boston Savings Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of East Boston Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2021-$2mn-$68,360$2mn$4mn$5mn20172018201920202021Available for sale$454,000Held to maturity$0Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of East Boston Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2021-$2mn$539,427$3mn$5mn20182020
  • Available for sale $454,000
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , East Boston Savings Bank earned a return on equity of 10.69%; return on assets: 1.26%. Net interest margin at East Boston Savings Bank: 3.13%, +0.02 pp in a year. East Boston Savings Bank net income: $60.4 mn, up 28.0% year on year. The efficiency ratio of East Boston Savings Bank was 50.93%: about 51 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 57 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.14% of total loans at East Boston Savings Bank; net charge-offs: 0.10% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at East Boston Savings Bank: $4.9 bn at , against $5.7 bn at .

East Boston Savings Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of East Boston Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2021-0.8%2.8%6.5%10%14%20172018201920202021Return on equity11%Net interest margin3.1%Return on assets1.3%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of East Boston Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2021-0.8%4.1%8.9%14%20182020
  • Return on equity 11%
  • Net interest margin 3.1%
  • Return on assets 1.3%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of East Boston Savings Bank

The peer group of East Boston Savings Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 0 share the charter type of East Boston Savings Bank (state-chartered stock savings bank) and 0 have head offices in Massachusetts. Against them, East Boston Savings Bank shows return on equity 10.69% against a peer median of 13.45% and uninsured deposit share 23.13% against a peer median of 36.56%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Stock Yards Bank & Trust CompanyState nonmember bankKY$6.2 bn11.34%11.84%45.98%
Metropolitan Commercial BankState member bankNY$6.1 bn14.61%13.30%42.07%
TrustCo BankFederal savings bankNY$6.1 bn18.90%11.34%13.32%
East Boston Savings BankState-chartered stock savings bankMA$6.1 bnnot reported10.69%23.13%
Union Bank and Trust CompanyState nonmember bankNE$6.1 bn11.99%13.86%16.70%
Alpine BankState nonmember bankCO$6.1 bn13.09%13.60%47.51%
Principal BankFederal savings bankIA$6.1 bn14.42%16.10%31.05%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at East Boston Savings Bank, to : assets $6.3 bn to $6.1 bn, deposits $4.9 bn to $4.7 bn, equity $683.4 mn to $762.8 mn. Staff 514 to 427; offices 40 to 43.

MetricQ4 2019Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2020Q1 2021Q2 2021Q3 2021
Total assets$6.3 bn$6.3 bn$6.4 bn$6.6 bn$6.6 bn$6.5 bn$6.3 bn$6.1 bn
Total deposits$4.9 bn$4.8 bn$4.8 bn$5.0 bn$5.1 bn$5.1 bn$4.9 bn$4.7 bn
Bank equity capital$683.4 mn$698.1 mn$698.8 mn$716.7 mn$741.3 mn$766.5 mn$743.8 mn$762.8 mn
CET1 ratio11.06%not reportednot reportednot reportednot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
Return on equity (ROE)10.45%7.56%8.78%9.00%9.24%12.93%11.14%10.69%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits20.16%20.92%23.25%23.00%24.50%22.00%23.28%23.13%
Full-time equivalent employees514514481472478470438427
Number of offices4040404343434343

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of East Boston Savings Bank, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed Meetinghouse Bank (FDIC certificate 26715).
  2. . Merged into Rockland Trust Company (FDIC certificate 9712).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of East Boston Savings Bank?

East Boston Savings Bank reported $6.1 bn at in its Call Report.

Is East Boston Savings Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers East Boston Savings Bank, FDIC certificate 33510; MERIDIAN BCORP INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is East Boston Savings Bank profitable?

East Boston Savings Bank reported net income of $60.4 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 10.69%. So yes: East Boston Savings Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for East Boston Savings Bank next updated?

East Boston Savings Bank no longer files Call Reports; its data ends at .

Where can I check the figures for East Boston Savings Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 33510, and in the Call Reports of East Boston Savings Bank (RSSD ID 1000100) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.