Washington Trust Adds New Mortgage Loan Officer
-New mortgage professional is located in new Massachusetts office-

Michael D. Bokelman, of Franklin, Mass., has joined Washington Trust's Home Loan Center in Sharon, Mass., as a senior mortgage consultant. He is responsible for assisting clients with the residential mortgage loans, from origination to closing. He works closely with a network of real estate, financial, and building professionals throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and southeastern Connecticut.

Bokelman has more than six years of sales and mortgage consulting experience, and was senior mortgage consultant of a local mortgage company. He also has 10 years of retail management experience. Bokelman has a bachelor’s degree from Westfield State College, and is a committee member of the CJ’s Spring Swing Golf Tournament which benefits local charities.

The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a $2.9 billion corporation headquartered in Westerly, Rhode Island. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation and is the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including business banking, personal banking, and wealth management and trust services, through its offices located in Rhode Island, southeastern Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Select® Stock Market under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.