Awards and Accolades
Banker & Tradesman's Best Of Awards
2013 - 2024, 2025
Rockland Trust has been awarded Gold for Alternative/Hard Money Lending as well as Silver for Commercial Lending. In 2025, Rockland Trust was awarded Bronze in the HELOC category.
Largest Independent Investment Advisers in Massachusetts
2015 - 2025
Rockland Trust Investment Management Group (IMG) is listed as one of the Largest Independent Investment Advisers in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal.
Boston Business Journal Top Charitable Contributor
2014 - 2025
Each year, the Boston Business Journal compiles a list of top corporate charitable contributors in Massachusetts. Rockland Trust has been named on the list for twelve consecutive years.
Forbes World’s Best Banks
2019-2025
Rockland Trust was named one of the World’s Best Banks by Forbes for the last seven years. In 2025, Rockland Trust ranked 1st in Massachusetts and 2nd in New England.
Coalition Greenwich Excellence Award
2023 - 2025
Received the 2025 the Coalition Greenwich Excellence Award: Likelihood to Recommend & Overall Satisfaction for Middle Market Banking in the U.S. (Northeast)
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index
Boston Globe's Top Places to Work List
2009 - 2024
Recognized by The Boston Globe for 16 consecutive years (2009-2024) as one of the Top Places to Work.
Forbes’ America’s Best-In-State Banks #1 in Massachusetts
2024
Rockland Trust has been named the #1 Bank in Massachusetts on the Forbes’ list of America’s Best-In-State Banks 2024. The ranking is based on an independent nationwide survey and publicly available online reviews and ratings. The survey addresses six categories: Trust, Terms & Conditions, Branch Services, Digital Services, Customer Service, and Financial Advice.
S&P Global Market Intelligence's Top 50 Public Banks List
2022
Independent Bank Corp., the holding company of Rockland Trust Co., is honored to announce that it has been ranked #5 in S&P Global Market Intelligence’s list of 2022 Top 50 Public Banks. Independent Bank Corp. is the top New England-based bank to make the list and the only Massachusetts-based bank to rank in the top 20.
South Shore Reader's Choice Awards - Best Bank
2021-2022
Each year, the Patriot Ledger Readers’ Choice program polls the local community to select the best businesses and organizations in the area. Rockland Trust has been honored to be ranked the best Community Bank for two consecutive years!
#1 Ranking in Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in New England
2022
Rockland Trust has also received the highest score in New England in the factors of people, trust, convenience, and problem resolution in the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. *Rockland Trust received the highest score in a tie in the New England Region of the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study of customers’ satisfaction with their primary bank. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.
Cape and Plymouth Business Media's Best Places to Work Honoree
2022
Rockland Trust was named an honoree out of 40 businesses
SBA #1 Lender to Minority Entrepreneurs in Massachusetts
2021
Rockland Trust has been recognized as the 2021 number-one lender to Minority Entrepreneurs by the Massachusetts office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Read more here
Best of the South Shore Awards (Boss Awards): Best Local Bank
2021
Global Finance’s Outstanding Crisis Leadership – Finance & Business Honoree
2020
