Adams Community Bank Hires Two Mortgage Originators

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ADAMS, Mass. — Adams Community Bank has hired Jacqueline McNinch, VP Mortgage Origination, and Kaylin Choquette, Mortgage Loan Officer. 

Both women will join the banks residential mortgage lending sales team serving the home financing needs of the Berkshire County area. In their roles, McNinch and Choquette will be responsible for developing banking relationships with consumers seeking residential mortgages directly or through referrals from real estate and financial professionals.

McNinch will manage the business development aspects of the bank's residential mortgage loan originations and outreach efforts. 

"Jackie brings a wealth of invaluable direct selling, sales and administrative management experience to the Adams Community Bank team. She will be a key contributor as we continue our growth strategies in central and southern Berkshire County," Charles O'Brien, president and CEO, said.

Prior to joining Adams Community Bank, McNinch held positions with financial institutions in Berkshire County and with non-financial organizations including GMAC Mortgage and Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency. "Jackie's more than 30 years of experience in banking and mortgage originations, together with her professionalism and commitment to her community and customers, made her the perfect fit to join our team," O'Brien said.

McNinch holds an associate's degree in business administration from Fisher College; she is a 2001 graduate of Massachusetts Bankers Association's School for Financial Studies and a 2004 graduate of America's Community Bankers Senior Leadership Institute. She currently serves on the boards of Berkshire Housing Development Corporation and Housing Services Inc., and the Coolidge Hill Foundation. She is an active member of the Lenox Affordable Housing Trust. McNinch, with a long history of supporting community nonprofit organizations, has also served as a board member of the YMCA, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Berkshire United Way.  

McNinch will be located at the bank's Lenox location, 7 Main St., Lenox.

Choquette also joins the bank as a mortgage loan officer. Choquette, who has been a mortgage originator for seven years, has also worked for other financial institutions within Berkshire County.  

"We are pleased to have Kaylin join our team. Our customers will benefit not only from her ability to identify and fill their unique mortgage borrowing needs but from her commitment to provide them with a timely and convenient customer experience as well," O'Brien said.

Choquette holds a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She is an active volunteer in the community.

Choquette will also be located at the bank's Lenox office. 


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Adams Community Bank Holds Annual Meeting, Announce Growth

ADAMS, Mass. — The annual meeting of the Community Bancorp of the Berkshires, MHC, the parent company of Adams Community Bank, was held on April 10, 2024, at Charles H. McCann Technical School in North Adams.
 
The meeting included reviewing the 2023 financial statements for the Bank, electing directors and corporators, and highlighting upcoming executive personnel changes.
 
"In 2023, the Bank experienced another year of growth in assets, loans, and deposits, noting the Pittsfield branch reached $26 million in customer deposits from its opening in December of 2022," President and CEO of Adams Community Bank Charles O'Brien said. "Those deposits were loaned out locally during 2023 and helped drive our #1 ranking in both mortgage and commercial real estate lending, according to Banker and Tradesman."
 
At year-end 2023, total assets were $995 million, and O'Brien noted the Bank crossed the $1 billion threshold during the first quarter of 2024.
 
Board chair Jeffrey Grandchamp noted with O'Brien's upcoming retirement, this will be the final annual meeting of the CEO's tenure since he joined the Bank in 1997. He thanked him for his 27 years of dedication to the Bank. He acknowledged the evolution of the Bank as it became the premier community bank in the Berkshires, noting that branches grew from 3 to 10, that employees grew from 40 to 135, and that assets grew from $127 million to $1 billion. 
 
An executive search is underway for O'Brien's replacement.
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