Tag: BayCoast Bank
BayCoast Bank opens Newport branch, expanding R.I. footprint
NEWPORT – BayCoast Bank opened a new full-service branch at 137 Broadway on July 13, expanding the Massachusetts-based bank's presence in Rhode Island.
The branch...
BayCoast Bank commits $100K to New Bedford health center expansion
NEW BEDFORD – BayCoast Bank is supporting New Bedford Community Health’s expansion of primary care services through a $100,000 commitment to its capital campaign...
Banks doubling down on downtown branches
Bristol County Savings Bank cut the ribbon on its new full-service branch at 5 Exchange St. in downtown Providence in March, placing another community...
Pellegrino becomes first woman to serve as president of BayCoast Bank...
SWANSEA – Marie Pellegrino has been named president of BayCoast Bank, becoming the first woman to hold the role in the bank’s 175-year history,...
BayCoast Bank provides $6K grant for Seekonk Fire Department EMS equipment...
SWANSEA – BayCoast Bank provided a grant to the Seekonk Fire Department to support upgrades to its emergency medical services equipment, the bank recently announced.
The...
BayCoast Bank financing helps Veterans Association of Bristol County acquire new...
SWANSEA – BayCoast Bank provided flexible financing, in addition to a $250,000 grant, that enabled the Veterans Association of Bristol County to acquire the...
BayCoast Bank funding student hydroponics program in Fall River
FALL RIVER – BayCoast Bank will fund the Trinity Greens program at Holy Trinity School in Fall River for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade,...
Washington Trust named Rhode Island’s Best-In-State Bank for 2025 by Forbes
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has been recognized as Rhode Island’s Best-In-State Bank for 2025 by Forbes, the bank announced on June 24.
This...
UMass Dartmouth receives $75K from BayCoast Bank to promote educational attainment
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has received a $75,000 grant from BayCoast Bank to fund the university’s college and career awareness initiatives.
Among...
BANKING ON DIVERSITY: Collaboration changing faces of industry
Nationally, banking was long known as a white-male-dominated industry. But Rhode Island is taking steps to change that with BankForward, an initiative that aims...



















