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Washington Trust appoints Lora chief retail lending officer

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. last week appointed Rolando Lora as the bank’s executive vice president and chief retail lending officer. Lora will be...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS announced 67 honorees for its 2023 Best Places to Work Awards program.

PBN announces 2023 Best Places to Work honorees

PROVIDENCE – Sixty-seven honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2023 Best Places to Work Awards program. Each of the companies and...

Washington Trust posts $12.8M profit in Q1, down 22% from a...

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Washington Trust Co., on Monday reported a net income of $12.8 million in the...
SPECIALIZED HELP: Elizabeth Boyle Eckel, chief marketing and corporate communications officer at The Washington Trust Co., says the bank decided to hire a public relations agency because of the need for sophistication and expertise in a digital age. 
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More companies, government groups turning to PR firms to handle marketing

Search engine optimization didn’t exist when Elizabeth Boyle Eckel started working at The Washington Trust Co. in 1991. The internet was in its infancy. Boyle...

Washington Trust annual Peanut Butter Drive comes at crucial time

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has kicked off its annual Peanut Butter Drive, the 23rd year for an event that benefits the Rhode Island Community...
IMPROVED FORMULA? Joseph Baptista, president of Anchor Financial Mortgage Inc. in Pawtucket, says the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s plan to change the way risk-based fees are applied to home loans seems logical.
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Changes in mortgage fee structure may shake up industry

Charging higher fees to a borrower who makes less money and has more debt has historically been the best way for mortgage lenders to...

Washington Trust loan to support R.I. offshore wind industry

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. recently financed a “significant” loan to a New York offshore wind services company to support offshore wind farms...

Washington Trust reports $72M 2022 profit, record loans

WESTERLY –  Rising interest rates, typically a boon for banks’ bottom lines, weren’t enough to offset inflationary headwinds for Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., which...

BankNewport breaks ground on new Lincoln branch

MIDDLETOWN – BankNewport is expanding into northern Rhode Island. The Middletown-based community bank recently broke ground on a new branch in Lincoln, which is slated...

Five Questions With: Anthony Botelho

Anthony Botelho serves as senior vice president of commercial banking and team leader for the commercial and industrial group at The Washington Trust Co....
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