BankNewport Names Vice President

Mary Anne Tuttle

NEWPORT, R.I. (July 16, 2007) - BankNewport President and CEO, Thomas W. Kelly, recently announced the appointment of Mary Anne Tuttle to vice president and residential lending operations manager. She began her career at BankNewport in 1999 and has held various positions, most recently serving as assistant vice president and residential lending operations manager. She is responsible for managing the processing, underwriting and closing of the Bank’s residential mortgage loans. Tuttle is a member of the Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association, the Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association, and the Newport County Chamber of Commerce. Mary Anne and her husband, David, make their home in Swansea, Massachusetts. BankNewport, founded in 1819 and currently holding $1 billion in assets, is an FDIC-insured savings bank. Along with its other OceanPoint Financial Partners - OceanPoint Insurance Agency, Inc., Smith Mack & Associates, Meredith & Clarke, and Narragansett Underwriting Group – BankNewport is proud to serve the financial needs of customers from banking and insurance offices located throughout southeastern New England.