Asset Quality Concerns Linger For Hingham Institution For Savings

2026-06-05 22:07:10 ET

Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) is one of the more peculiar regional banks that I have written about over the last year. The small-cap bank has a geographic footprint that is scattered across the US with six branches in its home state of Massachusetts, one in San Francisco, and one in Washington, DC. With roots dating back to 1834, the bank is one of the oldest in the US . Hingham is able to offer its customers unlimited deposit insurance thanks to the Massachusetts Depositors Insurance Fund. Since this fund was started in 1934, no depositor has ever lost a penny in any Massachusetts savings or cooperative bank. The company also has some of the highest short interest I have seen on a profitable bank, with the ratio just above 13.6% as I write this analysis....

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