United Bank

The state’s job recovery and economic growth rate since the Great Recession have lagged the nation, but Connecticut banks are collectively doing better than ever.

As chairman and CEO of People’s United Bank and its parent, People’s United Financial, Jack Barnes has a growing empire to manage from his 16th-floor corner office in Bridgeport that overlooks the harbor below.

Bridgeport-based regional lender People’s United Bank will close 18 Connecticut branches of Hartford-based United Bank, which it acquired Nov. 1, for $759 million.

A New York-based community bank that operates in six states and has nearly $10 billion in assets is entering the Connecticut market with some familiar names.

People’s United Financial, parent of People’s United Bank, on Friday closed its $759 million acquisition of Hartford-based United Financial Bancorp.

People’s United Financial’s $759 million acquisition of Hartford-based United Financial Bancorp could close as soon as Nov. 1, the latter institution said Friday.

People’s United Financial Inc. posted higher second-quarter earnings from strong revenue and expense control as the Bridgeport...

Hartford community lender United Financial Bancorp Inc., preparing to merge with Bridgeport lender People’s United Financial, posted...

In-state bank mergers typically come with layoffs and branch closures, and that is likely to be true...

People's United Bank isn’t slowing its buying spree, announcing late Monday a plan to acquire Hartford’s United...