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Washington Trust Named #1 Bank in Annual Community Choice Awards

November 04, 2024

The Washington Trust Company was recently named the number one Bank in the RI Media Group and Sun Publication’s Community Choice Awards Program. Award winners were chosen through a readers’ poll of the following Rhode Island newspapers/publications: The Westerly Sun, Mystic River Press, Narragansett Times, East Greenwich Pendulum, Kent County Times and The Independent.

“We are very proud to be voted #1 Bank by our neighbors in the communities we serve,” said Edward O. “Ned” Handy III, Washington Trust’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This award belongs to our employees, who remain dedicated to providing outstanding personal service and financial solutions to the customers and communities who make us their bank of choice.”

The Community Choice Awards program celebrates the best businesses and organizations in the state of Rhode Island, as voted by readers and web visitors to the RI Media Group and Sun Publication’s news outlets.

Washington Trust currently has 28 convenient branches throughout Rhode Island and Connecticut, and offers a full suite of financial solutions, including deposit services, mortgage and home equity loans, business banking services, and wealth management and trust services. 

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