Berkshire Hills Bancorp : 03/09/2022 - Berkshire Bank Welcomes Leading Mortgage Banker Stephen Morrison to the Consumer Lending Team
March 09, 2022 at 02:32 pm
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Berkshire Bank Welcomes Leading Mortgage Banker Stephen Morrison to the Consumer Lending Team
Boston, MA - Weds., Mar. 9, 2022 - Berkshire Bank, a leading socially responsible community bank with branch locations in New England and New York, recently announced the hiring of Stephen Morrison as a senior mortgage loan officer on the Consumer Lending team. Morrison will help build deeper community connections in the eastern Massachusetts market and originate mortgage loans to help more people get their first home or dream home.
"Berkshire Bank is committed to growing our mortgage business throughout our regions and are very excited to have someone with Stephen's expertise and experience join our team," said Ellen Steinfeld, Executive Vice President of Consumer Lending and Payments. "We will continue to add top performing loan officers throughout our regions so that we can help more people achieve the dream of homeownership. While some lenders have decided to exit the market as interest rates begin to rise, Berkshire remains committed to serving our communities and clients by offering them mortgage and consumer lending solutions to meet their needs."
Morrison is a seasoned mortgage professional who brings over 20 years' experience in the industry to Berkshire Bank. With Stephen's deep ties to the medical community and knowledge of both the industry and local market, he will play a critical role in further expanding the Berkshire brand and client portfolio. During his career, he has assisted clients through the application and closing process obtain over $1 billion in funded mortgages. He specializes in helping to guide clients in making educated decisions to achieve their financial goals. Before joining Berkshire Bank, Morrison was at TD Bank as a physician loan specialist/medical professional mortgage loan officer. Prior to this role, he also served as vice president residential lending at Webster Bank and held positions in residential lending at Cambridge Trust Company, Citizens, and Bank of America amongst others.
Morrison is a graduate of Northeastern University. In 2012 and 2013, he was also recognized as Top Producer in Mortgage Sales at Citizens Bank.
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About Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Bank is transforming what it means to bank its neighbors socially, humanly, and digitally to empower the financial potential of people, families, and businesses in its communities as it pursues its vision of being the leading socially responsible omni-channel community bank in the markets it serves.
Berkshire provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management and investment services. The Bank has approximately $11.6 billion in assets and operates 106 branch offices in New England and New York. Headquartered in Boston, Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB) is the parent of Berkshire Bank and is a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. To learn more, call 800-773-5601 or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. is a holding company for Berkshire Bank (the Bank). The Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking, consumer lending, private banking and wealth management services. The Bank provides various loans, including commercial real estate, commercial and industrial loans, residential mortgages and consumer loans. The Bank originates commercial real estate loans on properties used for business purposes, such as retail, multifamily, office, healthcare, hospitality, industrial and manufacturing facilities. The Bank is engaged in prime home equity lending, following its conforming mortgage underwriting guidelines with streamlined verifications and documentation. The Bank offers fixed-rate and adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans. The Company's Wealth Management Group provides consultative investment management, trust administration, and financial planning to individuals, businesses, and institutions, with an emphasis on personal investment management.
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