Tag: Washington Trust
Mortgage rates increase, loan volume drops during tumultuous 2018
After a tumultuous stock market performance in 2018 – especially during the last month of the year amid holiday celebrations – many banks’ mortgage...
Commercial-lending gains power WashTrust earnings
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co., rode double-digit increases in its commercial lending lines of business to record...
Washington Trust reports record earnings in 2018
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co., reported Monday a year-over-year 49 percent increase in earnings in 2018, as...
Five Questions With: Joseph Confessore
Joseph Confessore is leading The Washington Trust Co.’s new Private Clients Group, designed to provide a spectrum of banking and investment services for business...
Washington Trust launches new private client group
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has launched a new private client group designed to provide “personalized financial solutions” for business owners, executives and...
Washington Trust, BankNewport appoint new branch managers
PROVIDENCE – The Washington Trust Co. has appointed Marcus Charlemagne as assistant vice president and branch manager for the new Washington Trust branch set...
Bank of America’s deposits surge in R.I. on mobile banking
Going by the numbers, Bank of America had a banner year in Rhode Island. Its deposits within the state skyrocketed to $12.4 billion as...
WashTrust $17.5M profit in Q3 driven by growing commercial loans
WESTERLY – Regional banking leader Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co., posted a $17.5 million profit in the third quarter,...
Washington Trust sees decline in new residential mortgage business
WESTERLY – Decreases in regional banking leader Washington Trust’s residential mortgage totals in the last quarter reflect the rise in interest rates this year...
WashTrust posts $17.5M Q3 profit
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. on Monday reported a 35.1 percent year-over-year increase in profit in the third quarter to $17.5 million, or...
















