Efforts to improve banking access for cannabis growers take a big hit

A proposal to protect financial institutions serving marijuana businesses was stripped from the federal spending bill, and a measure to improve access to banking is held up in the Senate Banking Committee.

New credit union for Maine food producers opens for business

Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union promises to offer a previously unavailable source of financing for the state’s small farms and food businesses.

Judge rules Bar Harbor bank must face claims it let conman steal from estate, then tried a cover-up

Plaintiffs allege the bank's trust business allowed Robert Kenneth Lindell Jr. to steal over $1 million from an elderly widow's estate and then tried to cover up its involvement.

Maine banks seek market share in neighboring states

Some Maine-chartered banks view states such as New Hampshire and Vermont as attractive markets to expand their operations.

Selectmen vote to change Strong’s banking practices

Mary Elizabeth Chizmar

U.S. House to vote on sweeping rollback of Dodd-Frank banking rules

Mechanics Savings, Biddeford Savings alliance plan moves forward