"A larger piece of our portfolio comes from Boston," says Colleen Hughes, director of corporate marketing and communication for the bank. "We needed to establish a presence in Boston and this location became available."
Huhges adds that the commercial side of Metrowest's loan business has been growing steadily over the past few years. "It's just a lot easier for these companies to make the deals happen," she notes. "We are right in the financial district."
The Boston banking office offers clients commercial mortgages and loans, cash management services and other business banking products as well as ATM and electronic nightdrop. MetroWest Bank, an $864 million bank, is headquartered in Framingham. It was founded in 1883 first as Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank and later as Framingham Savings Bank.
Recently, MetroWest provided commercial financing to National Development, The Bullfinch Companies,Inc., Taurus New England Investments Corporation, and Champagne Lafayette Communications, Inc., among others.
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