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Ferguson joins The Village Bank as vice president of retail lending

According to Kenneth Brennan, president and CEO of The Village Bank, JoAnn Ferguson has joined the bank as vice president of retail lending. Ferguson brings with her 10 years of experience with Discover Financial Service in Riverwoods, Illinois, where she served in positions ranging from new accounts manager, manager of customer service, senior manager of consumer banking, and senior manager of customer service for credit card operations. Locally, she worked earlier in her career with BayBanks Mortgage Co. and Salem Five Mortgage. Established in 1910, the bank's has full-service branches in Auburndale, Newton Highlands, Newtonville, Nonantum, Waban, Wayland, and West Newton, and a Village Loan Center in Auburndale. The bank also offers online banking services at village-bank.com. The bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and a member of the Share Insurance Fund (SIF). All deposits are insured in full.
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