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Posted: December 9, 2009
Loveless joins The Village Bank as branch manager in Newtonville
Mark Loveless has joined The Village Bank as branch manager of the Newtonville office, according to an announcement made by Kenneth Brennan, president and CEO.
Loveless brings with him over 27 years of professional experience, most recently as banking center manager with Bank of America. He began his career with Legacy Bank/City Savings Bank in Western Mass., and has also worked with Open Solutions and as treasurer of the Berkshire Humane Society.
A Medway resident, he graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he also earned an MBA.
The Village Bank, chartered by the state in 1910, has seven full-service offices in Newton and Wayland 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 Corporation (FDIC) and a member of the Share Insurance Fund (SIF).
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