General Info

Hillsboro, N.H., native Franklin Pierce was president of the United States when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts chartered the East Cambridge Savings Bank as a mutual savings bank in 1854. The bank is involved a wide range of community activities which include human services, civic and charitable endeavors. Through the East Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation, it provides support to thousands of area residents. In 2003, the bank successfully collaborated with BISYS Banking Solutions to complete a major upgrade of its computer system. It offers personal and commercial checking and savings accounts, mortgages and other loans, home equity lines of credit and a range of investment services. East Cambridge has three locations in Cambridge, Mass., as well as branches in Somerville, Belmont and Waltham, Mass. East Cambridge Savings Bank is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass.