Monadnock Community Bank of Peterborough

• FDIC OKs GFA FCU Bid to Buy New Hampshire Thrift

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 15, 2012

  Two of four steps completed in bid for Massachusetts credit union to buy New Hampshire bank.

• Progress Cited in Proposed GFA/Monadnock Purchase

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 19, 2012

  Lawyers handling the planned takeover of an ailing New Hampshire bank by a Massachusetts credit union expressed optimism Thursday the deal can clear regulatory hurdles.

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  GFA FCU's Bank Buyout Grabs Industry Interest

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  April 1, 2012

  The proposed buyout by GFA Federal Credit Union of a troubled New Hampshire savings bank continues to generate industry interest but with a pivotal question: Can the credit union and bank clear the legal hurdles with the NCUA, the Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC.

• Webster First Adds Fourth Massachusetts Merger, Filene Federal Credit Union

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  March 28, 2012

  The $20 million Filene FCU is tied to the now-shuttered retail chain once operated by credit union pioneer Edward Filene.

• Planned Buyout Shows Banks, CUs Can Work Together

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  March 9, 2012

  GFA FCU CEO said her credit union is showing by example that credit unions can work with community banks as it moves toward purchase of a New Hampshire mutual.

• GFA FCU's Bank Purchase Price Tag: $6.4 Million

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  March 2, 2012

  Massachusetts CU CEO eyes long regulatory process in proposed takeover of New Hampshire bank.

• GFA FCU in Massachusetts Buying N.H. Savings Bank: Exclusive

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  March 1, 2012

  GFA FCU will seek regulator approval to buy bank in Granite State, just weeks after Michigan credit union completes purchase of Indiana bank.