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Fidelity Bank appoints Kate Blanchette to Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Production Supervisor
(Leominster, Mass.) –Fidelity Bank today announced the appointment of Kate Blanchette to Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Production Supervisor. In this role, she will oversee the mortgage production pipeline, working with the production staff and sales team to ensure loans move smoothly.
Blanchette began her career with Fidelity Bank as a teller in 2006. She worked in various roles over the years, including Branch Services Supervisor and Residential Production, until her new position with the bank.
“Purchasing a home is one of life’s most important decisions,” said Barbara Yanke, Senior Vice President, Director of Residential Lending. “With Kate leading our mortgage production process, our clients can rest assured their loan will be processed with confidence, clarity and care so they can move into their new home as quickly as possible.”
A resident of Lunenburg, she graduated from LifeDesign University in 2018, a Fidelity Bank program designed with Nichols College to develop the essential tools to increase productivity, promote teamwork, and garner skills for the next steps of an individual’s career.
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About Fidelity Bank:
Founded in 1888, Fidelity Bank is one of the strongest independent community banks in Central and Eastern Massachusetts. Celebrating its 20-year anniversary as the brand promise to the community, Fidelity Bank’s unique LifeDesign approach to banking provides the care and clarity needed to make informed decisions with confidence. The Bank offers a range of personal and business banking solutions to clients in 13 full-service banking centers in Leominster, Worcester, Fitchburg, Needham, Gardner, Shirley, Barre, Millbury, Paxton, Princeton, and Winchendon. The Bank has consistently earned a “5 Star” rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., the nation’s leading independent bank rating and research firm. Fidelity Bank was the only bank in Central and Western Massachusetts recognized as one of Forbes “America’s Best Banks in Each State 2022,” in addition to being voted Worcester Telegram & Gazette Best Financial Services in Central Massachusetts and placing on the Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work list six times. As of December 31, 2022, the bank had total assets of approximately $1.4 billion. For more information, visit fidelitybankonline.com.
