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Sullivan joins HarborOne Credit Union as vice president of commercial real estate

Richard Sullivan has joined HarborOne Credit Union as vice president of commercial real estate. Sullivan, a real estate finance professional brings with him experience having spent over 30 years in the financial services industry. Sullivan's responsibilities will include efforts in developing and growing a more defined commercial real estate finance portfolio to provide for more commercial loan diversification for HarborOne's balance sheet by serving customers throughout the cities and towns south of Boston. Prior to HarborOne Sullivan served as senior vice president, commercial real estate for Legacy Bancorp, Inc. and Legacy Banks located in Pittsfield. Sullivan's community involvement includes leadership positions with such organizations as Berkshire Retirement Home, Berkshire United Way, The Coolidge Hill Foundation, Diocese of Springfield, Pittsfield Catholic Schools and Pittsfield Anti-Tuberculosis Association. Sullivan is a graduate of Saint Michael's College, VT, and also received his certified mortgage banker (CMB) master designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association of America. With $1.8 billion in assets, HarborOne is the largest community-based credit union in New England and one of the 100 largest in the United States. It has received its fifth consecutive Outstanding rating for performance under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) from the Division of Banks, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ###
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