# Beacon Financial Corporation vs peers: AI and technology compared

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon/vs-peers
Last updated: Oct 20, 2026

*Part of the [Beacon Financial Corporation AI strategy profile](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon). Peer group: Eastern Bankshares, Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust), Webster Bank, Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.), NBT Bancorp, OceanFirst Financial Corp..*

## How does Beacon Financial Corporation compare with its peers on AI and technology?

On this site's AI disclosure index Beacon Financial scores 28.5 (#90 of 120 US banks), sixth in a seven-bank group of Northeast regionals led by Webster (68.7), Community Bank (41.9) and OceanFirst (40.5), ahead only of NBT (14.1). Its record is a merger-built technology stack rather than an AI programme. Formed on September 1, 2025 from Berkshire Hills and Brookline, Beacon finished its core conversion in February 2026, moved more than 55,000 digital-banking users and 40 million transactions onto Narmi One in a single day (March 2026), and in June 2026 named its first AI capability: Baker Hill's ASK BKR document classification and automated spreading for small-business and SBA loans. It ranks second in the group on independent sources (6). But its 10-K mentions AI only as a risk, AI did not come up on the four earnings calls since the merger, and none of its seven executive officers holds a technology, data or AI title. Peers have named owners and counts. Community Bank says more than a dozen staff work on AI (July 2026); Rockland Trust budgeted three dedicated AI staff for 2026 and runs an Office of Digital Innovation; OceanFirst set up an Automation Transformation Office and onboarded about 150 employees to Microsoft Copilot. Sean Gray, who led Beacon's systems integration, became CEO on September 21, 2026. ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/two-merging-boston-banks-to-rebrand-under-new-beacon-name), [Beacon Financial (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-financial-corporation-announces-debut-of-beacon-bank-302694053.html), [Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/), [Baker Hill (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-bank-and-baker-hill-expand-long-standing-partnership-to-enhance-digital-small-business-and-sba-lending-experiences-302802028.html), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026013247/brkl-20251231.htm), [GuruFocus (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beacon-financial-corp-bbt-q2-010233049.html), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026022949/bbt-20260402.htm), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000119312526396127/d145233dex991.htm))

## Where does Beacon Bank lead its peers on AI?

- **A one-day digital conversion of 55,000 users.** Beacon moved more than 55,000 digital-banking users from three brands and 40 million transactions onto Narmi One in a single day in March 2026, with Narmi's Guard fraud-defence suite. OceanFirst's Flushing digital customers were only scheduled to move to its platforms in September 2026, and Webster's combination with Santander targets one platform by the end of 2027. ([Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/), [OceanFirst Bank](https://oceanfirst.com/hubfs/FlushingConversionDigitalBankingDates.pdf), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/with-webster-in-hand-santander-says-its-poised-for-growth))
- **AI in small-business and SBA lending.** In June 2026 Beacon expanded its Baker Hill partnership with ASK BKR, AI document classification and automated spreading inside its UN/FY platform for small-business and SBA 7(a) loans up to $5 million. Rockland Trust's AI governance model was still 'in process' in its September 2026 deck, and NBT has disclosed no AI use. ([Baker Hill (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-bank-and-baker-hill-expand-long-standing-partnership-to-enhance-digital-small-business-and-sba-lending-experiences-302802028.html), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126031820/ef20075500_10q.htm))
- **More independent coverage than most peers.** Beacon scores 6 on independent sources, second of seven behind Webster (14); the peer median is 4. American Banker, Banking Dive and FinTech Futures have covered its brand launch, its Narmi conversion and its CEO change, though mostly as merger stories rather than AI stories. ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/two-merging-boston-banks-to-rebrand-under-new-beacon-name), [Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/), [FinTech Futures](https://fintechfutures.com/digital-banking/beacon-bank-partners-narmi-one), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/one-year-after-formation-beacon-financial-names-new-ceo))

## Where does Beacon Bank trail its peers on AI?

- **No AI owner, while Rockland Trust, Community Bank and OceanFirst name teams.** None of Beacon's seven executive officers holds a technology, data or AI title (April 2026 proxy). Rockland Trust budgeted three dedicated AI staff for 2026 under an Office of Digital Innovation; Community Bank says more than a dozen staff work on AI; OceanFirst runs an Automation Transformation Office with an AI governance framework. ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026022949/bbt-20260402.htm), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm))
- **Fewest own AI disclosures in the group.** Beacon scores 13 on its own primary disclosures, last of seven (peer median 17.5). Its 10-K mentions AI only as a competitive, implementation and cyber risk, and its Q3 2025, Q1 2026 and Q2 2026 10-Qs and August 2026 investor deck contain no AI reference; OceanFirst's Q2 2026 10-Q lists AI adoption among operational risks and its deck describes AI governance. ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026013247/brkl-20251231.htm), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026054720/bbt-20260630.htm), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000110465926095466/tm2622869d1_ex99-1.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000120/ocfc-20260630.htm))
- **No employee AI rollout on the record.** Beacon has disclosed no internal AI tool such as Copilot. OceanFirst onboarded about 150 employees to Microsoft Copilot (December 2025), and Webster sits inside Santander, which targets more than €1 billion a year of business value from data and AI by 2028. ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026013247/brkl-20251231.htm), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds), [Banco Santander (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000095010326002606/dp242029_425-2.htm))
- **AI absent from four post-merger earnings calls.** AI did not come up on Beacon's four earnings calls since the September 2025 merger, which focused on merger costs, credit and a 54.26% core efficiency ratio. Community Bank's CEO said in July 2026 that the impact of AI on headcount will be known in about six months, and Rockland Trust discussed AI spend governance on its Q2 2026 call. ([earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/21/beacon-financial-bbt-q4-2025-earnings-transcript/), [earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/30/beacon-financial-bbt-q1-2026-earnings-transcript/), [GuruFocus (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beacon-financial-corp-bbt-q2-010233049.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-corp-q2-2026-123000602.html))

## Where does Beacon Bank rank against its peers on AI disclosure?

Scores from the US AI disclosure index of 120 banks (0–100; 45% of the weight on independent coverage). The index measures what each bank has put on the public record and what outside outlets have reported about its AI, not capability or spending; every count is of entries on that bank's profile, each of which cites its sources.

| Bank | Score | Rank | Independent sources | Own disclosures | Use cases in production | Moves, last 12 months | Named AI platform |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Webster Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) | [68.7](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #37 of 120 | [14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster#sources) | [17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster#sources) | [7 of 11](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster#where) | [24](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster#timeline) | Category IV readiness: data, cyber and open banking ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/webster-bank-100b-threshold-hiring-tech-cybersecurity-nafde/742553/), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202606111200BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260611_BW592775-1), [Webster Bank](https://websterbank.com/impact-makers-award-winners), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/santander-acquiring-webster-bank-12b/811270/)) |
| [Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | [41.9](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #68 of 120 | [4](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#sources) | [24](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#sources) | [9 of 12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#where) | [12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#timeline) | AI team inside a four-business diversified model ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm), [Community Bank, N.A.](https://cbna.com/blog/business/your-business-and-ai)) |
| [OceanFirst Financial Corp.](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | [40.5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #70 of 120 | [4](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#sources) | [16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#sources) | [9 of 16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#where) | [15](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#timeline) | Automation Transformation Office, Copilot and the Databricks data layer ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000050/ex991-investorpresentati.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds)) |
| [Eastern Bankshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | [36.3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #81 of 120 | [5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#sources) | [20](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#sources) | [9 of 13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#where) | [17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#timeline) | Not disclosed |
| [Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | [32.1](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #86 of 120 | [3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#sources) | [20](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#sources) | [3 of 10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#where) | [20](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#timeline) | Office of Digital Innovation and AI governance framework ([MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-corp-q2-2026-123000602.html), [Independent Bank Corp. (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260715089937/en/Independent-Bank-Corp.-Reports-Second-Quarter-Net-Income-of-%2481.8-Million), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000064/investorpresentationslid.htm), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm)) |
| [Beacon Financial Corporation (this page)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) | [28.5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #90 of 120 | [6](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#sources) | [13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#sources) | [8 of 10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#where) | [13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#timeline) | Not disclosed |
| [NBT Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) | [14.1](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #100 of 120 | [3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#sources) | [15](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#sources) | [6 of 8](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#where) | [12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#timeline) | Not disclosed |

## On which parts of the AI record is Beacon Bank ahead of or behind its peers?

Each row is one input of the index, counted on the profiles of Beacon Bank and the 6 peers that are scored on the same basis. "Place" is Beacon Bank's position in the group of 7 (1st = most).

| Component (weight) | Beacon Bank | Peer median | Most in the group | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Independent sources (45%) | 6 | 4 | [Webster (14)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) | 2nd of 7 |
| Use cases in production (10%) | 8 | 8 | [Eastern Bank (9)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | 4th of 7 |
| Own primary disclosures (10%) | 13 | 18.5 | [Community Bank N.A. (24)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | 7th of 7 |
| Dated moves, last 12 months (10%) | 13 | 16 | [Webster (24)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) | 5th of 7 |
| Disclosed numbers (5%) | 13 | 11 | [Webster (16)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) | 3rd of 7 |
| Named AI leaders (5%) | 5 | 6.5 | [Webster (17)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) | 5th of 7 |
| Use cases described (5%) | 10 | 11.5 | [OceanFirst (16)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | 5th of 7 |

## What has each bank in Beacon Bank's peer group disclosed about its AI?

Facts from each bank's profile, cited to the profile's own sources. "Not disclosed" means the bank's public record, as cited on its profile, does not state it.

| Bank | Platform or assistant, as the profile names it | AI leaders named | Headline AI number disclosed | Patents on the record | Open AI roles |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beacon Financial Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) | Not disclosed | [5, incl. Sean A. Gray (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#people) ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000119312526396127/d145233dex991.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/one-year-after-formation-beacon-financial-names-new-ceo), [Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/)) | Digital-banking users / transactions converted to Narmi One: > 55,000 users from three brands / 40 million transactions in a single day (Mar 2, 2026) ([Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [Eastern Bankshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | Not disclosed | [7, incl. Denis Sheahan (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#people) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/eastern-swears-off-m-a-amid-activist-investors-pressure), [Eastern Bankshares (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260723377045/en/Eastern-Bankshares-Inc.-Reports-Second-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results), [The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/ebc-q1-2026-earnings-transcript-163527279.html)) | Barriers to AI investment among 125-plus New England middle-market firms: Cost 58%; integration 48%; unclear ROI 37% (Apr 1, 2026) ([Eastern Bank (Boston Business Journal)](https://bizjournals.com/boston/news/2026/04/01/building-future-insights-middle-market-business.html)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | Office of Digital Innovation and AI governance framework ([MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-corp-q2-2026-123000602.html), [Independent Bank Corp. (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260715089937/en/Independent-Bank-Corp.-Reports-Second-Quarter-Net-Income-of-%2481.8-Million), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000064/investorpresentationslid.htm), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm)) | [5, incl. Jeffrey Tengel (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#people) ([Independent Bank Corp. (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260715089937/en/Independent-Bank-Corp.-Reports-Second-Quarter-Net-Income-of-%2481.8-Million), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html)) | Dedicated AI staff in 2026 guidance: Three individuals (Jan 22, 2026) ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524)) | Not disclosed | [1 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#roles) |
| [Webster Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) | Category IV readiness: data, cyber and open banking ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/webster-bank-100b-threshold-hiring-tech-cybersecurity-nafde/742553/), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202606111200BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260611_BW592775-1), [Webster Bank](https://websterbank.com/impact-makers-award-winners), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/santander-acquiring-webster-bank-12b/811270/)) | [17, incl. John Ciulla (CEO, Santander Bank, N.A.)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster#people) ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/santander-acquiring-webster-bank-12b/811270/), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/webster-bank-100b-threshold-hiring-tech-cybersecurity-nafde/742553/)) | Group business value targeted from data and AI (Santander): > €1 billion a year by 2028 (cost savings plus revenues) (Feb 25, 2026) ([Banco Santander (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000095010326002606/dp242029_425-2.htm)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | AI team inside a four-business diversified model ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm), [Community Bank, N.A.](https://cbna.com/blog/business/your-business-and-ai)) | [5, incl. Dimitar A. Karaivanov (President and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#people) ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/new-york-bank-doubles-down-on-insurance-with-big-investment)) | Staff working on AI: > 12, a handful fully dedicated (Jul 28, 2026) ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [NBT Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) | Not disclosed | [6, incl. Scott A. Kingsley (President and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#people) ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing, ARS)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126013244/ny20059955x4_ars.pdf), [NBT Bancorp (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/05/21/2885872/15780/en/NBT-Bancorp-Inc-Completes-Leadership-Transition.html)) | Full-time equivalent employees: 2,303 (Dec 31, 2025) ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126007179/ef20060005_10k.htm)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [OceanFirst Financial Corp.](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | Automation Transformation Office, Copilot and the Databricks data layer ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000050/ex991-investorpresentati.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds)) | [8, incl. Christopher D. Maher (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#people) ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-oceanfirst-q1-2026-beats-eps-forecasts-minor-revenue-miss-93CH-4636324), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (investor relations)](https://ir.oceanfirst.com/news/news-details/2026/OceanFirst-Financial-Corp--Completes-Merger-with-Flushing-Financial-Corporation-and-225-Million-Strategic-Investment-from-Warburg-Pincus)) | Employees onboarded to Microsoft Copilot: About 150 (Dec 11, 2025) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |

## What are the latest dated moves on the AI record of Beacon Bank and its peers?

The two newest dated entries of each bank since Oct 16, 2025, from the timelines of the profiles (which also log filings, results and deals that bear on the AI record), newest first.

| Date | Bank | Move |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 16, 2026 | [Rockland Trust](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | Q3 2026 call: core upgrade moved to February 2027; early AI applications in beta ([earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/10/16/independent-bank-indb-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript)) |
| Oct 15, 2026 | [Rockland Trust](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | Third-quarter 2026 results: record earnings ([Independent Bank Corp. (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261014247987/en/Independent-Bank-Corp.-Reports-Third-Quarter-Net-Income-of-%2489.7-Million)) |
| Oct 5, 2026 | [Eastern Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | Third-quarter 2026 results date set ([Eastern Bankshares (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eastern-bankshares-inc-announces-third-151500524.html)) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | [OceanFirst](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | Flushing digital banking customers scheduled to move to OceanFirst platforms ([OceanFirst Bank](https://oceanfirst.com/hubfs/FlushingConversionDigitalBankingDates.pdf), [The Motley Fool (earnings call transcript)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/07/oceanfirst-financial-ocfc-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript/)) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | [Beacon Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) | Sean Gray succeeds Paul Perrault as CEO ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000119312526396127/d145233dex991.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/one-year-after-formation-beacon-financial-names-new-ceo), [Banking Dive](https://bankingdive.com/news/beacon-names-coo-sean-gray-ceo-perrault-retires-brookline-berkshire-merger/830979)) |
| Sep 16, 2026 | [Eastern Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | State supervisors publish an AI framework for examiners ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/csbs-ai-framework-banks-examiners-risk/830683/), [Eastern Bankshares (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000162828026013126/ebc-20251231.htm)) |
| Aug 20, 2026 | [Webster](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) | Integration plan: one platform by end-2027 ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/with-webster-in-hand-santander-says-its-poised-for-growth)) |
| Aug 20, 2026 | [Webster](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) | Webster Bank, N.A. merges into Santander Bank, N.A. ([Webster Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000119312526357758/d919931d8k.htm)) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | [Beacon Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) | Investor presentation lists the conversion as a milestone, not AI ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000110465926095466/tm2622869d1_ex99-1.htm)) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | [OceanFirst](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | Q2 2026 10-Q lists AI adoption among operational risks ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000120/ocfc-20260630.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000052/ocfc-20260331.htm)) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | [NBT](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) | Q2 2026 10-Q: no AI language ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126020019/ef20070440_10q.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126031820/ef20075500_10q.htm)) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | [Community Bank N.A.](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | Q2 2026 10-Q: AI applications again cited for data-processing growth ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926092717/cbu-20260630x10q.htm), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm)) |
| Jul 28, 2026 | [NBT](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) | Q2 2026 call: technology investment in the expense outlook ([Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nbt-bancorp-inc-q2-2026-123000382.html)) |
| Jul 28, 2026 | [Community Bank N.A.](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | Q2 2026 call: headcount flat, AI impact to be known in about six months ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm)) |

## What AI and automation have Beacon and its Northeast peers disclosed?

The AI or automation each bank has named, with the scale or result disclosed. A blank means nothing is on the record, not that nothing exists.

| Bank | What it has disclosed | Since | Scale or result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beacon | Baker Hill ASK BKR AI document classification and spreading; Narmi One with Guard fraud defence | June 2026; March 2026 | More than 55,000 digital users converted; SBA 7(a) loans up to $5 million ([Baker Hill (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-bank-and-baker-hill-expand-long-standing-partnership-to-enhance-digital-small-business-and-sba-lending-experiences-302802028.html), [Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/)) |
| OceanFirst | Automation Transformation Office; Microsoft Copilot; Databricks data layer | December 2025 to July 2026 | About 150 employees onboarded to Copilot ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm)) |
| Community Bank | A dedicated AI team inside a four-business model | July 2026 | More than 12 staff working on AI, a handful full time ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html)) |
| Rockland Trust | Office of Digital Innovation and an AI governance framework | January to September 2026 | Three dedicated AI staff in 2026 guidance ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm)) |
| Webster (Santander) | Group data and AI programme at the parent | February 2026 | More than €1 billion a year of business value targeted by 2028 (Santander group) ([Banco Santander (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000095010326002606/dp242029_425-2.htm)) |
| Eastern | Client research on AI adoption among middle-market firms | April 2026 | Cost cited as a barrier by 58% of 125-plus New England firms ([Eastern Bank (Boston Business Journal)](https://bizjournals.com/boston/news/2026/04/01/building-future-insights-middle-market-business.html)) |

## How does Beacon's merger integration compare with its peers'?

Bank combinations in the group and what each disclosed about the technology move. Conversions take the same teams that would otherwise build AI.

| Bank | Deal | Conversion | What was disclosed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beacon | Berkshire Hills and Brookline merger of equals (closed September 1, 2025) | Core conversion February 2026, after slipping from November 2025; Beacon Bank brand on February 23, 2026 | Merger costs matched the $93 million estimate; $52 million of after-tax savings realised ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/two-merging-boston-banks-to-rebrand-under-new-beacon-name), [Beacon Financial (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-financial-corporation-announces-debut-of-beacon-bank-302694053.html), [earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/30/beacon-financial-bbt-q1-2026-earnings-transcript/), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/one-year-after-formation-beacon-financial-names-new-ceo)) |
| Webster | Acquired by Santander for $12.3 billion; Webster Bank merged into Santander Bank, N.A. on August 20, 2026 | One platform targeted by end-2027 | Integration led by Santander's US COO ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/santander-acquiring-webster-bank-12b/811270/), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/with-webster-in-hand-santander-says-its-poised-for-growth)) |
| OceanFirst | Flushing Financial | Digital banking customers scheduled to move in September 2026 | Not disclosed ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (investor relations)](https://ir.oceanfirst.com/news/news-details/2026/OceanFirst-Financial-Corp--Completes-Merger-with-Flushing-Financial-Corporation-and-225-Million-Strategic-Investment-from-Warburg-Pincus), [OceanFirst Bank](https://oceanfirst.com/hubfs/FlushingConversionDigitalBankingDates.pdf)) |
| Eastern | Cambridge Bancorp (closed July 2024) | Closed July 2024 | Denis Sheahan became CEO at closing ([Eastern Bankshares (Business Wire)](https://investor.easternbank.com/news/news-details/2024/Eastern-Bankshares-Inc.-Announces-Successful-Merger-With-Cambridge-Bancorp-And-Names-David-Rosato-New-Chief-Financial-Officer/default.aspx)) |
| NBT | Evans Bancorp | Merger closed and core systems converted the same weekend, May 2025 | 18 banking locations and 200 employees added in Western New York ([NBT Bancorp (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/05/05/3074130/15780/en/NBT-Bancorp-Inc-Completes-Merger-With-Evans-Bancorp-Inc.html), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126029754/ef20078819_ex99-1.htm)) |

## Who owns technology and AI at Beacon and its peers?

The named owner of technology or AI at each bank, from proxies, decks and calls.

| Bank | Named owner | Note | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beacon | No technology, data or AI title among seven executive officers; CEO Sean Gray led the merger's systems integration | Chief security officer reports to the CIO and the board Risk Committee | April and September 2026 ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026022949/bbt-20260402.htm), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000119312526396127/d145233dex991.htm), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026013247/brkl-20251231.htm)) |
| Eastern | Sujata Yadav, first chief product officer | Named September 2024 | September 2024 ([Eastern Bank](https://www.easternbank.com/newsroom/eastern-bank-announces-senior-leadership-appointments)) |
| Rockland Trust | Office of Digital Innovation | Governs AI spend (Q2 2026 call) | July 2026 ([Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-corp-q2-2026-123000602.html)) |
| Community Bank | CEO Dimitar Karaivanov speaks to AI on calls | AI headcount impact expected to be known in about six months | July 2026 ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html)) |
| OceanFirst | Automation Transformation Office | AI governance framework in the 2026 proxy and decks | May to July 2026 ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000050/ex991-investorpresentati.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000130817926000348/ocfc015252-def14a.htm)) |

## Which banks are Beacon Bank's peers, and why these?

Beacon Financial Corporation is compared here with Eastern Bankshares, Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust), Webster Bank, Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.), NBT Bancorp and OceanFirst Financial Corp.: chosen by the editors for this page (see the note below the table). Beacon Financial Corporation is classed as a regional or retail-commercial bank in the Northeast.

The computed group included TowneBank (Virginia), Fulton (Pennsylvania) and Dime (Long Island); this group keeps the Northeast regionals that compete in Beacon's New England and upstate New York footprint, Eastern and Rockland Trust in Massachusetts, Webster (now part of Santander Bank) in Connecticut and Massachusetts, Community Bank and NBT in central and upstate New York, plus OceanFirst as the nearest Northeast peer by size.

## Common questions

### Is Beacon Bank better than Eastern Bank at AI?

The record cannot settle capability, and both have little on it: Eastern scores 36.3 on this site's disclosure index and Beacon 28.5. Eastern's record includes a chief product officer and client research on AI adoption; Beacon's includes Baker Hill's AI spreading for SBA loans and a one-day Narmi One conversion. Neither names a head of AI. ([Eastern Bank](https://www.easternbank.com/newsroom/eastern-bank-announces-senior-leadership-appointments), [Eastern Bank (Boston Business Journal)](https://bizjournals.com/boston/news/2026/04/01/building-future-insights-middle-market-business.html), [Baker Hill (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-bank-and-baker-hill-expand-long-standing-partnership-to-enhance-digital-small-business-and-sba-lending-experiences-302802028.html), [Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/))

### Does Beacon Bank use AI?

In one named place. In June 2026 Beacon expanded its Baker Hill partnership with ASK BKR, AI document classification and automated spreading for small-business and SBA lending. Its Narmi One digital platform includes the Guard fraud-defence suite. Its 10-K mentions AI only as a risk, and no AI leader or budget is disclosed. ([Baker Hill (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-bank-and-baker-hill-expand-long-standing-partnership-to-enhance-digital-small-business-and-sba-lending-experiences-302802028.html), [Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026013247/brkl-20251231.htm))

### How does Beacon compare with Rockland Trust on AI?

Rockland Trust scores 32.1 on this site's index and Beacon 28.5. Rockland budgeted three dedicated AI staff for 2026 and runs an Office of Digital Innovation, though its AI governance model was still 'in process' in September 2026. Beacon has a named AI lending tool but no AI staff or governance body on the record. ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm), [Baker Hill (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-bank-and-baker-hill-expand-long-standing-partnership-to-enhance-digital-small-business-and-sba-lending-experiences-302802028.html))

### Which Boston bank has the most disclosed AI?

Among Boston-area regionals on this site, Eastern scores 36.3, Rockland Trust 32.1 and Beacon 28.5. The larger banks in Boston, Bank of America, Citizens and Santander (now including Webster), are scored separately; Webster scores 68.7, helped by Santander's group AI programme. ([FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=MSABR%3A14460+AND+YEAR%3A2025&fields=NAMEFULL%2CDEPSUMBR%2CCERT&limit=10000), [Banco Santander (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000095010326002606/dp242029_425-2.htm))

### Who leads technology at Beacon Financial?

No AI or data executive is named. Sean Gray, who oversaw technology and business-line analytics at Berkshire Bank and led the merger's systems integration as COO, became CEO on September 21, 2026. Beacon's chief security officer reports to the CIO and to the board Risk Committee. ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000119312526396127/d145233dex991.htm), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026022949/bbt-20260402.htm), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026013247/brkl-20251231.htm))

### What did Berkshire Bank and Brookline do with AI before the merger?

Berkshire Bank's only earlier AI partnership was Upstart, an AI-based consumer lender: its loans stood at $90 million at the end of 2023, originations had been suspended in mid-2022 and the remainder was sold in the first quarter of 2025. Brookline had a chief digital officer over IT and information security. ([Berkshire Hills Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000110813424000003/bhlb-20231231.htm), [Berkshire Hills Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000110813425000003/bhlb-20241231.htm), [Berkshire Hills Bancorp (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000110813425000007/bhlb-20250331.htm), [Brookline Bancorp (GlobeNewswire)](https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/01/24/2816005/0/en/Brookline-Bancorp-Inc-Chief-Operations-Officer-James-Cosman-to-Retire.html))

### What does Beacon's 10-K say about AI compared with peers'?

Beacon's FY2025 10-K says emerging technologies such as AI, including machine learning and generative AI, 'have the potential to intensify competition and accelerate disruption', and treats AI as a technology and cyber risk. OceanFirst's Q2 2026 10-Q lists AI adoption among operational risks; NBT's Q2 2026 10-Q has no AI language. ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026013247/brkl-20251231.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000120/ocfc-20260630.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126031820/ef20075500_10q.htm))

### How does Beacon compare with Webster on AI?

Webster scores 68.7 on this site's disclosure index and Beacon 28.5. Webster's record is shaped by Santander, which bought it for $12.3 billion and targets more than €1 billion a year of value from data and AI by 2028; Webster Bank merged into Santander Bank, N.A. on August 20, 2026. Beacon's AI record is one named lending tool, Baker Hill's ASK BKR. ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/santander-acquiring-webster-bank-12b/811270/), [Banco Santander (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000095010326002606/dp242029_425-2.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/with-webster-in-hand-santander-says-its-poised-for-growth), [Baker Hill (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-bank-and-baker-hill-expand-long-standing-partnership-to-enhance-digital-small-business-and-sba-lending-experiences-302802028.html))

### Does Beacon Bank have an AI assistant for customers?

Not one it has disclosed. Its digital banking moved to Narmi One in March 2026, with Narmi's Guard fraud-defence suite, and its named AI capability is Baker Hill's document classification and spreading for small-business loans. Bank of America, the largest branch-deposit holder in Massachusetts, says its Erica assistant helps more than 24.6 million clients. ([Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/), [Baker Hill (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/beacon-bank-and-baker-hill-expand-long-standing-partnership-to-enhance-digital-small-business-and-sba-lending-experiences-302802028.html), [FDIC](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/sod?filters=STALPBR%3AMA+AND+YEAR%3A2025&fields=NAMEFULL%2CDEPSUMBR%2CCERT&limit=10000), [Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/company-overview/bank-of-america-fast-facts.html))

## Peers on this site

- [Eastern Bankshares AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern/vs-peers)
- [Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust) AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust/vs-peers)
- [Webster Bank AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/webster/vs-peers)
- [Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.) AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na/vs-peers)
- [NBT Bancorp AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt/vs-peers)
- [OceanFirst Financial Corp. AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst/vs-peers)

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