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Bank of Canton hires Jetter as lending mgr.

According to George DeMello, senior vice president of residential lending for Bank of Canton, Barbie Jetter has joined the bank as regional lending manager. With over 6 years experience in the mortgage industry, Jetter's primary duties include planning and originating mortgage loans and developing and maintaining successful relationships with contacts in the business community. "I'm thrilled to join Bank of Canton because of their well-deserved reputation as a community-oriented institution and their commitment to exceptional customer service," said Jetter. "Bank of Canton offers the most competitive programs in the industry and provides me and my clients." "We are thrilled to have Jetter joining our residential lending team," said DeMello. "She has demonstrated exceptional abilities as a senior mortgage specialist and her wealth of knowledge of the mortgage products and programs will be a tremendous asset to Bank of Canton and the communities we serve." Prior to joining Bank of Canton, Jetter served as a senior mortgage advisor at Loan Snap New England in Canton, Senior mortgage consultant at Mortgage Solutions in Stoughton, and helped run special events at South Shore Hospital. She resides in North Easton with her fiancé Eric and daughter Lacey, and enjoys golfing in her free time. Jetter is a graduate of the University of Hartford in Connecticut and went on to earn a Masters Degree in Counseling from Boston University. She is also a Certified Divorce and Mortgage Planning Professional. Jetter serves as co-president of The Divorce Center, president of the Infinite Business Networking Group and treasurer of the Collaborative Law Professionals - Southeast Region. Bank of Canton has branches in Brookline, Canton, Quincy, Randolph and Hyannis, as well as Mortgage Centers in Auburn, Marshfield and Waltham, and lends throughout the state. Established in 1835, the Bank is a Massachusetts-chartered mutual savings bank that offers its consumer, business and institutional customers access to a full array of deposit, loan, investment and convenience service options. All deposits at Bank of Canton are insured in full with at least $250,000 insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and all deposits above that amount insured by the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). The Bank has no stockholders and profits are paid back to the consumer in the form of better interest rates, personal service and a vast array of financial products and services. For more information, visit: www.ibankcanton.com. Member FDIC. Member DIF. Equal Housing Lender.
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