Banking & Finance

The new measure, signed by the governor this week, bars medical debt collectors form placing a lien on a person's home or garnishing their wages.

The Fort Kent-based credit union has nine branches across Aroostook, Penobscot, Hancock, Washington and Piscataquis counties.

“In our increasingly digital world, face-to-face relationships where bankers are familiar with their customers are becoming increasingly important in the fight against fraud," said Jim Roche, president of the Maine Bankers Association.

The Portland-based provider of financial technology services said that its solution enables workplaces to carve out GLP-1 courage into a defined-contribution Health Reimbursement Arrangement, or HRA.

Corsair Venture Partners, led by founder and general partner Chris Wolfel, completed a first close of $3.5 million with plans to raise another $25 million by the end of the second quarter.

The Norwich, N.Y.-based bank has had a commercial lending office in Portland for more than a decade, but this will be the first branch for retail depositors. 

Dan Fishbein s the outgoing executive chairman and former president of Sun Life U.S., a provider of employee and government benefits with around 600 employees in Maine and an office on Portland’s East End

Through corporate social responsibility, companies intentionally develop policies that give back to the community through environmental, ethical, philanthropic and economic initiatives.

“Lewiston remains the heart of Androscoggin Bank, and this move reflects our commitment to serving the community more efficiently and sustainably for years to come,” said a spokeswoman.

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care institutions and professional services firms in Maine.