CONTACT: Elizabeth Eckel, SVP Marketing, 401-348-1309
DATE: June 30, 2005
Washington Trust Hires New Mortgage Assistant V.P. For RI and SE Mass.
Westerly, Rhode Island... Neil W. Farren has been hired by The Washington Trust Company as assistant vice president, mortgage loan officer. He works out of the Bank's Warwick branch at 236 Centreville Road.Farren, who is responsible for originating home mortgage loans throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Mass., has 15 years of real estate and development/finance experience.
Farren holds a bachelor's degree from Providence College and a
master's degree from Northeastern University in business administration
and accounting. He is a member of the R.I. Builders Association
and coaches various youth sports in Seekonk, Mass. Neil is a resident
of Seekonk, Mass.
The Washington Trust Company is the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including trust and investment management, through its 16 branch offices located in Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. Founded in 1800, the Bank is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., whose common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.
