Tag: Edward O. Handy III

WESTERLY – Despite the challenge posed by low interest rates, The Washington Trust Co. leaders are optimistic for 2020. The bank posted a $69 million...

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., the parent of Westerly-based The Washington Trust Co., posted a $69.1 million profit in 2019, the company reported...

WESTERLY – The Trump administration’s push for ever-lower interest rates is squeezing banks’ earnings, just a year after Trump’s tax cuts left banks awash...

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. reported Monday a third-quarter profit of $18.8 million, a 7.4% increase from a profit of $17.5 million in...

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. was recently named one of the nation’s “Best Banks to Work For” by American Banker magazine. Among 85 community...

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. reported Monday a 2.3% drop in net income in the second quarter, driven by higher rates paid on...

PROVIDENCE – Washington Trust ranked No. 1 for overall quality of a bank in Rhode Island at the 2019 Banking Choice awards, according to...

WESTERLY – Four members of the board of directors of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. were elected at the company’s recent annual shareholders meetings. The event...

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. partly rode Greater Boston’s powerful real estate market to a 7.9% profit in the quarter ended March 31,...

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co.’s parent company reported Monday a 7.9% increase in net income in the first quarter from a year earlier....