BayCoast Bank names Martin as vice president, commercial lending

Providence, RI BayCoast Bank has named Scott Martin as vice president, commercial lending. Martin will be working out of the bank’s Loan Production Office on Dorrance St. in downtown.

In this role, Martin will expand the bank’s Rhode Island commercial lending market in the areas of operating companies, commercial real estate (both owner-occupied and investment property), and commercial and residential development properties.

Martin joins BayCoast Bank with more than 22 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as vice president/relationship manager in commercial lending with Santander Bank, where he was a top producer. 

His career also includes posts as senior mortgage originator and mortgage originator manager at Eagle Nationwide/Home Savings of America and Home Loan and Investment Bank, respectively.

Martin is a cum laude graduate of Rhode Island College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. 

“It’s a pleasure to announce Scott as Vice President/Commercial Lending,” said Nicholas Christ, President and CEO of BayCoast Bank. “He is a goal-driven sales and management professional, a true team player, and possesses outstanding customer skills; we are certain Scott will become a highly valued member of our organization.”

BayCoast Bank is a mutually-owned savings bank chartered in 1851 and headquartered in Swansea, MA. The bank serves southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. BayCoast Bank and its affiliates offer a wide range of financial services for consumers, businesses, non-profits and municipalities. Its affiliates include BayCoast Financial Services, offering stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities and college savings plans; Plimoth Investment Advisors, offering investment management, trust services, and financial planning; Partners Insurance Group, LLC, an independent agency providing automobile, home, life and business coverage through a wide range of insurance companies; and BayCoast Mortgage Company, LLC (formerly known as NFC Mortgage Company, LLC), which offers a wide variety of products including FHA, VA, Conforming Loans and Jumbo Loans in 11 states.