Berkshire Hills, Brookline Banks in Talks to Combine, WSJ Says

The Bostonian banks are in discussions to merge. 

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Boston-based banks Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. and Brookline Bancorp Inc. are in discussions to combine, the Wall Street Journal reportedBloomberg Terminal.

The deal, merging two lenders each with about $12 billion in assets, may be announced as soon as next week, assuming talks don’t fall apart, the Journal said, citing people with knowledge of the matter.