bank corp. nasdaq indb industry banking founded 1907 headquarters rockland massachusetts united states total assets us 5.8 billion website www.rocklandtrust.com rockland trust is a commercial bank based in rockland massachusetts that serves southeastern massachusetts coastal massachusetts cape cod and boston s metrowest . established in 1907 1 as rockland trust company it is one of few local banks that retain their original name and independent ownership after more than 100 years . rockland trust company is the wholly owned subsidiary of independent bank corp. 2 which is publicly traded on nasdaq indb . rockland trust is the largest publicly traded commercial bank headquartered in massachusetts with 5.8 billion in assets and over 1000 employees . rockland trust offers a wide range of commercial retail commercial banking products and services business and consumer loans insurance products and services and investment management services from 77 retail branches 10 commercial lending centers and 4 mortgage banking centers located throughout eastern massachusetts and on cape cod ; and 4 investment management offices located in southeastern massachusetts on cape cod and in rhode island . corporate headquarters are in hanover massachusetts . contents 1 history 2 recent acquisitions 3 images 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit rockland trust s 1927 petition to open a branch in hull massachusetts sparked a state level debate on whether to allow kangaroo banking banks opening branches in non adjacent towns . the proposal was opposed by alvan t. fuller then governor of massachusetts and hingham trust a bank based closer to hull . the petition was finally granted by the massachusetts legislature . 3 in 1910 rockland trust began offering automobile banking an innovative program that offered banking services to nearby towns including hull massachusetts from the window of a special adapted car . the program was so well received that it continued through 1955 . in 2008 rockland trust acquired slades ferry bank . in 2009 rockland trust acquired benjamin franklin bank adding 11 new branches and expanding into boston s metrowest area . recent acquisitions edit 1992 middleboro trust company 4 2000 four sovereign bank branches 5 2004 falmouth cooperative bank 6 2008 slades ferry trust company 7 2009 benjamin franklin bank 8 2012 central bank 9 2013 mayflower bank 10 2015 people s federal savings bank images edit board meeting in 1927 after winning a heated state level vote on kangaroo banking . note the kangaroo 1924 after 1st set of renovations including a large addition in the back . see also edit rockland trust company building references edit http www4.fdic.gov idasp main bankfind.asp search rockland trust company http www.rocklandtrust.com about investorrelations.aspx http www.rocklandtrust.com about b & tarticle.pdf http www4.fdic.gov idasp main bankfind.asp search rockland trust company then check history page http www.fdic.gov bank individual merger 2000 rmergers3.html http www.fdic.gov bank individual merger 2004 rmergers4.html http www4.fdic.gov idasp confirmation outside.asp incert1 18085 http www2.fdic.gov idasp confirmation outside.asp incert1 90200 http www.rocklandtrust.com about us centralbank merger information.aspx http www.rocklandtrust.com about us mayflower.aspx external links edit official website fdic re rockland trust company fdic website includes documentation on date of founding bank market share and other current and historical data . search on rockland trust company some media coverage of 100th anniversary 100th anniversary newsletter issue pdf rockland trust best of time retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rockland trust & oldid 733791760 categories banks based in massachusettsbanks established in 1907hanover massachusettsrockland massachusetts navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 august 2016 at 04 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view