Berkshire Bank was named the Small Business
Lender of the Quarter by the United States
Small Business Administration (SBA) for the
first quarter of the fiscal year 2015.
The award was presented to Berkshire Bank
for their SBA activity for the quarter by executives
from the U.S. Small Business Administration
on April 21. The event welcomed Hampden
Bank business customers to Berkshire Bank as
part of the bank’s acquisition.
During the SBA’s first quarter–Oct. 1, 2014 to
Dec. 31, 2014–Berkshire had 22 SBA loan approvals
in Massachusetts, tying them as the third
most active lender, out of eighty-four lenders.